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August 2004 |
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Myths About Hearing Aid Benefit and Satisfaction |
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by Mead C. Killion, PhD |
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Hearing aid technology, fitting science, and professional education have all improved dramatically in the last 10 years, yet there continues to be little increase in customer satisfaction. Additionally, few studies conclusively link satisfaction with benefit. This article examines why this might be by proposing that there may be six commonly accepted myths-relating to hearing aid fittings, benefit, and satisfaction. |
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ABRs or ASSRs? The Application of Tone-Burst ABRs in the Era of ASSRs |
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by James W. Hall III, PhD |
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Although the newer auditory steady-state response (ASSR) test has solid applications in the field of diagnostic audiology, the auditory brainstem response (ABR) with click or tone-burst signals retains great importance. A tutorial on using and interpreting ABRs is presented, and the author shows why the ABR is most useful in the differentiation of types of auditory dysfunction, while the ASSR is uniquely valuable in estimating auditory thresholds of those with moderate to profound losses. |
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Fitting and Evaluating a Hearing Aid for Recipients of a Unilateral Cochlear Implant: The NAL Approach |
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by Teresa YC Ching, PhD; Paula Incerti, MAud; Mandy Hill, DipAuD; and Jane Brew, MAud |
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Part 2. Bimodal hearing should be standard for most cochlear implant users |
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Hearing Aid Fittings and the Use of Simulated Sound Environments |
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by Francis Kuk, PhD; Maja Bülow, MA; Anne Damsgaard, MS; and Carl Ludvigsen, MS |
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A review of a new simulated sound environment for testing hearing instruments in various listening situations, as well as factors that need to be considered when using these types of systems. |
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