Survey of Current Practice in the Fitting and Fine-Tuning of Common Signal-Processing Features in Hearing Aids for Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines for adult hearing aid fittings recommend the use of a prescriptive fitting rationale with real-ear verification that considers the audiogram for the determination of frequency-specific gain and ratios for wide dynamic range compression. However, the guidelines lack recommendations for how other common signal-processing features (e.g., noise reduction, frequency lowering, directional microphones) should be considered during the provision of hearing aid fittings and fine-tunings for adult patients.

Purpose

The purpose of this survey was to identify how audiologists make clinical decisions regarding common signal-processing features for hearing aid provision in adults.

Research design

An online survey was sent to audiologists across the Unit

SUBMITTER: Anderson MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6366669 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature