Frequency-compression outcomes in listeners with steeply sloping audiograms

• Published in: International journal of audiology Vol. 45; no. 11; p. 619
• Main Authors: Simpson, Andrea, Hersbach, Adam A, McDermott, Hugh J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Audiometry, Pure-Tone - methods; Auditory Threshold - physiology; Female; Hearing Aids; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - diagnosis; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - therapy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires

Previous investigation of an experimental, wearable frequency-compression hearing aid revealed improvements in speech perception for a group of listeners with moderately sloping audiograms (Simpson et al, 2005). In the frequency-compression hearing aid, high frequencies (above 1600 Hz) were amplifie...