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Personal Style and Hearing Aid Fitting |
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by Robert M. Traynor, EdD |
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For decades, hearing remediation has focused on the technical, audiologic variables of the patient. But it is evident to most clinicians that patient personality also plays a major role in fitting success. This article looks at personality profiling of the patient and the professional. |
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Changing with the Times: Choice of Stimuli for Hearing Aid Verification |
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by Francis Kuk, PhD, and Carl Ludvigsen, MS |
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Pure-tones, pure-tone sweeps, ANSI or ICRA composite signals? What should you use and when should you use them? Here’s a revealing look at the use of acoustic stimuli for hearing aid verification. |
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Special Section: HR “How To” and Case Studies |
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A series of concise half-page tutorials and case studies from 19 contributors who take on the topics of fighting feedback and occlusion, fitting new advanced products, testing hearing and hearing aids, and improving your business management and marketing. |
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Clinical Evaluation of Silicone Soft Shell Technology |
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by Todd Fortune, PhD; Larry Humes, PhD; Robert Turner, PhD; Roger Juneau, BSME; and Edward Desporte, MS |
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Silicone-based shells for ITE hearing instruments have recently been introduced to the market. This article represents the first clinical evaluation of this new hearing aid shell technology. |
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Solving the Occlusion Effect |
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by Wayne J. Staab, PhD |
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A new style of hearing instrument has been developed that consists of a separate speaker designed to fit deeply in the ear canal, and one of the reported benefits of the new device is its effectiveness in eliminating occlusion. This article reviews the new device relative to the occlusion effect. |
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