Individual Differences Underlying Preference for Processing Delay in Open-Fit Hearing Aids.

ABSTRACT: In open-fit digital hearing aids (HAs), the processing delay influences comb-filter effects that arise from the interaction of the processed HA sound with the unprocessed direct sound. The current study investigated potential relations between preferred processing delay, spectral and temporal processing abilities, and self-reported listening habits. Ten listeners with normal hearing and 20 listeners with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing impairments participated. Using a HA simulator, delay preference was assessed with a paired-comparison task, three types of stimuli, and five processing delays (0, 0.5, 2, 5, and 10 ms). Spectral processing was assessed with a spectral ripple discrimination (SRD) task. Temporal processing was assessed with a gap detection task. Self-reported listening

SUBMITTER: Susonnudottir B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638989 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature