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Perception and management of a self-fitting hearing aid among older adults
(2011)NAL is currently investigating if a ‘self-fitting hearing aid’ (SFHA), a device that users can program themselves without the need for audiological or computer support, is a viable solution for populations who have ... -
The relationship between functional hearing and verbal reasoning
(Swedish Institute for Disability Research, 2015)Verbal reasoning is an indicator of the ability to think constructively in everyday life, and relies on both fluid (working memory processing) and crystallised (knowledge-based judgement) skills. Recent data (Rönnberg et ... -
The Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
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Self-fitting hearing aids: issues of candidacy and support.
(2016)Overarching goal: To map out a service delivery model that will support self-fitting hearing aid users Candidacy: What factor(s) predict success with setting up a self-fitting hearing aid? Support: To what extent do ... -
Towards more cognitively challenging speech tests
(2013)Speech tests are often poor predictors of the performance of individual listeners in the real world. This may be in part because they do not adequately engage all of the auditory and cognitive processes involved in real ... -
Two case studies using the Dichotic Digits difference Test (DDdT) to disentangle true dichotic deficits from cognitive disorders
(2016)•Dichotic tests are the most commonly used test in CAPD batteries. •Fails on dichotic tests are correlated with real-life listening difficulties (Tomlin et al., 2015). BUT… •Dichotic test results are also correlated ... -
What factors influence variation in directional microphone benefit?
(2012)Many studies have demonstrated an average directional microphone (dirmic) benefit of 3-3.5 dB, a value that corresponds well to expectations from physical performance measures of conventional directional instruments. A ...