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Candidates for multiple frequency response characteristics

G Keidser1, H Dillon, D Byrne

  • 1National Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, NSW Australia.

Ear and Hearing
|December 1, 1995
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Hearing aid users with severe high-frequency hearing loss may benefit from multiple hearing aid settings. Tailoring frequency response to different listening environments and noise types improves sound clarity and listening comfort.

Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Hearing Science
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • Hearing aids aim to restore audibility and improve speech understanding.
  • Frequency response characteristics significantly impact hearing aid performance.
  • Individualized hearing aid fitting is crucial for optimal outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate which hearing aid users benefit from multiple frequency response settings.
  • To determine the impact of varying frequency response slopes on speech understanding and sound pleasantness.
  • To explore user preferences for different hearing aid settings across diverse listening conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty subjects with varying hearing loss configurations compared three frequency responses: NAL, increased high-frequency emphasis, and decreased high-frequency emphasis.

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  • Paired comparison judgments assessed pleasantness and speech understanding in quiet and three noise types (traffic, speech babble, high-frequency noise).
  • Subject characteristics and real-ear gain variations were analyzed in relation to response preferences.

    • Main Results:

    • Twelve subjects (40%) selected different frequency responses for different background noises or criteria.
    • These users typically had more severe high-frequency hearing loss and greater variation in low-frequency real-ear gain.
    • Preferred responses often had a slope negatively related to the stimulus spectrum.

    Conclusions:

    • Hearing aid users with significant high-frequency hearing loss can benefit from multiple frequency response options.
    • Sufficient variation in low-frequency real-ear gain is essential for effective multi-response fitting.
    • Personalized hearing aid fitting considering environmental acoustics enhances user benefit.