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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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Audiology Research |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 10-21 |
ISSN | 2039-4330 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Audiology
- Hearing-aid fitting
- Hearing-aid settings
- Hearing loss compensation
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Dive into the research topics of 'Towards Auditory Profile-Based Hearing-Aid Fitting: Fitting Rationale and Pilot Evaluation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Activities
- 2 Conference presentations
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Hearing deficits and auditory profiling: data-driven approaches towards personalized audiology
Raul Sanchez Lopez (Guest lecturer)
25 Jun 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Perfilación auditiva, divide y vencerás: explorando diferencias en procesamiento auditivo como base de la audiología de precisión.
Raul Sanchez Lopez (Guest lecturer)
5 Jun 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations