Aural Rehabilitation Exam 1 Practice Test

The key idea is that cochlear implants are pursued when amplification cannot provide adequate access to speech. In candidacy evaluations, clinicians test how well someone understands speech with the best possible hearing aid. For many people with severe-to-profound loss, amplification alone does not give enough audibility or clarity, so they are considered for CI to restore speech access through electrical stimulation. While some individuals with some residual hearing might use a combined approach, the typical CI candidate does not receive good benefit from traditional amplification. So the statement is not accurate.