Abstract
Background-The clinical characterization of hearing deficits for hearing-aid fitting purposes is typically based on the pure-tone audiogram only. In a previous study, a group of hearing-impaired listeners completed a comprehensive test battery that was designed to tap into different dimensions of hearing abilities. A data-driven analysis of the data yielded four clinically relevant patient sub-populations or "auditory profiles". The purpose of the current study was to propose and pilot-test profile-based hearing-aid settings in order to explore their potential for providing more targeted hearing-aid treatment. Methods-Four candidate hearing-aid settings were developed and evaluated by a subset of the participants tested previously. The evaluation consisted of multi-comparison preference ratings that were carried out in realistic sound scenarios. Results-Listeners belonging to the different auditory profiles showed different patterns of preference for the tested hearing-aid settings that were largely consistent with the expectations. Conclusions-The results of this pilot evaluation support further investigations into stratified, profile-based hearing-aid fitting with wearable hearing aids.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Audiology Research |
Vol/bind | 11 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 10-21 |
ISSN | 2039-4330 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 16. jan. 2021 |
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Sanchez-Lopez, R. (Ophavsmand), Fereczkowski, M. (Ophavsmand), Santurette, S. (Ophavsmand), Dau, T. (Ophavsmand) & Neher, T. (Ophavsmand), Zenodo, 17. apr. 2020
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