Journal article
Subjective Ratings of Noise-Reduction Hearing Aids
Scandinavian Audiology, Vol.19(4), pp.237-244
1990
DOI: 10.3109/01050399009070778
PMID: 2075416
Abstract
The effectiveness of seven commercially available noise-reduction hearing aids was evaluated using subjective ratings of continuous discourse. Subjective scales of listening comfort, speech quality, speech understanding, noise interference, and overall liking were used. Fifteen experienced hearing-aid users participated. Two hearing aids that used amplitude compression (Audiotone A-54 and Telex 363C), two hearing aids that used the Zeta Noise Blocker (two versions of a Maico SP147), and three hearing aids that proportionally attenuated the low-frequencies (Rion HB-69AS, Richards ASE-B, and Siemens 283 ASP) were evaluated. None of the noise-reduction hearing aids significantly altered group performance on any subjective scale. Individually, however, subjects responded differently to different noise-reduction hearing aids, indicating that some noise-reduction hearing aids may help some hearing-impaired individuals.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Subjective Ratings of Noise-Reduction Hearing Aids
- Creators
- Francis K Kuk - 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USARichard S Tyler - 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USALaura Mims - 2Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Scandinavian Audiology, Vol.19(4), pp.237-244
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- DOI
- 10.3109/01050399009070778
- PMID
- 2075416
- ISSN
- 0105-0397
- eISSN
- 1708-8186
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1990
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002304902771
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