Month: January 2002

By the Numbers: A Statistical Analysis of Hearing Instrument Returns

A 1 year study of 431 patients who were fit with hearing instruments by a hospital dispensing clinic revealed that 8.6% of patients returned their hearing instruments. Slightly more than half of these patients returned their aids due to four specific factors, and significant correlations were found between returns and the patients’ insurance status, the circuit type, and the instrument styles.

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DSP Hearing Instruments: Past, Present, and Future

Less than 6 years after their introduction, digital instruments represent almost one-third of all hearing aids sold. Seven people involved in the development and implementation of DSP offer their perspectives on digital technology, speculating on hearing-in-noise algorithms, directional DSP aids, and test methods, as well as what the future might hold for these state-of-the-art devices.

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