Utility and Importance of Hearing-Aid Features Assessed by Hearing-Aid Acousticians

• Published in: Trends in amplification Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 155 - 163
• Main Authors: Meister, Hartmut, Grugel, Linda, Walger, Martin, von Wedel, Hasso, Meis, Markus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Acoustic measurement; Acoustic noise; Acoustics; Amplification; Assessments; Choice Behavior; Comprehension; Correction of Hearing Impairment; Equipment Design; Europe; Female; Hearing; Hearing Aids; Humans; Internet; Male; Noise - adverse effects; Patient Selection; Perceptual Masking; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Sound Localization; Speech Perception; Surveys and Questionnaires; Utilities; Europe; discrete choice experiment; hearing-aid features; utility; hearing-aid acoustician; importance; conjoint analysis

Modern hearing instruments include many features addressing situation-specific and user-related amplification. The main tasks of the acoustician are the appropriate choice of hearing instruments and fitting them to hearing impaired individuals. This study aims at investigating the utility and import...