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A "Goldilocks" Approach to Hearing-Aid Self-Fitting: User Interactions.

Arthur Boothroyd¹, Carol Mackersie¹

¹San Diego State University, CA.

American Journal of Audiology

|October 20, 2017

Summary

Custom hearing aid software allows users to self-adjust amplification settings quickly and reliably. This approach offers a feasible alternative or supplement to traditional hearing aid fitting procedures.

Area of Science:

Audiology
Human-Computer Interaction
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Conventional hearing aid fitting can be time-consuming.
User preferences significantly impact hearing aid satisfaction.
Self-adjustment tools may empower users and improve outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate user responses to custom software for self-adjustment of hearing aid amplification.
To assess the usability and feasibility of a self-fitting hearing aid system.

Main Methods:

Developed
Goldilocks
software for user-controlled amplification adjustments (output, low-frequency cut, high-frequency boost).
Thirteen hearing aid users and 13 non-users completed self-adjustments before and after a speech perception test.

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On-screen instructions were used, minimizing experimenter assistance.

Main Results:

All 26 participants successfully completed adjustments and testing in an average of 6.5 minutes.
Participants generally increased overall output, reduced low-frequency cut, and increased high-frequency boost.
Self-selected settings showed correlation, with some adjustments evolving post-testing; prior hearing aid experience did not affect usability.

Conclusions:

Hearing aid self-fitting software presents a rapid, dependable, and viable option.
This method can complement or replace traditional hearing aid fitting processes.
Further research is needed to address remaining questions regarding this technology.