One of the main issues in hearing-aid fittings is the abnormal perception of the user's own
voice as too loud,“boomy,” or “hollow.” This phenomenon known as the occlusion effect be …

Verification and validation are objective and subjective measurements of hearing aid
function. Many studies have provided rationales for performing these measurements as …

Objectives: The hypothesis that extending the audible frequency bandwidth beyond the
range currently implemented in most hearing aids can improve speech understanding was …

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and American Academy of
Audiology (AAA) have created Best Practice Guidelines for fitting hearing aids to adult …

This study shows that, if the intended goal of the fitting is to provide the patient with the gain
and output of a validated prescriptive method, such as the NAL-NL2, then the dispensing …

The signal processing and fitting methods used for hearing aids have mainly been designed
to optimize the intelligibility of speech. Little attention has been paid to the effectiveness of …

Objectives: This work describes the development of a manualized best-practice hearing
intervention for older adults participating in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in …

Background. Hearing aids sold directly to consumers in retail stores or through the internet,
without individual prescription by audiological professionals, are termed over‐the‐counter …

Notwithstanding the considerable amount of progress that has been made in recent years,
the parallel fields of cognitive science and cognitive systems lack a unifying methodology for …

Objective: Matching a prescription gain target at 60–65 dB SPL does not ensure audibility of
lower input levels, nor does it mean the fitted frequency response slope is conducive to good …