When describing her son's recent surgery, Sheri says, They connected a microphone on the outside of his head. Then they surgically ran a wire into his inner ear.. This description indicates that Sheri's son had
a. photo-refractive surgery.
b. a cochlear implant.
c. cataract surgery.
d. a magnetic resonance imaging.
Question 2
How should you react to a policy that supports the initial testing of hearing at age three and a half years?
a. Great idea.
b. Great idea, but since few hearing problems occur before this age, you are unlikely to identify any children with hearing problems.
c. Bad idea, because by that time those with significant hearing loss reach this age, they are at significant risk for life-long speech and language difficulties.
d. Bad idea, as accurate assessment of hearing is not possible until age five.
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