The Essential Building Blocks of Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting: A Beginner's Guide to Applying Evidence-Based Thinking

Course: #11475Level: Intermediate 1 Hour

This article covers essential components of the hearing aid selection and fitting process, outlining an evidenced-based approach for selecting advanced hearing aid features. In addition, the article describes the clinical procedures required to objectively verify the hearing aid features in order to achieve the desired fitting outcome and maximum patient benefit.

Hearing Aids - Adults

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Learning Outcomes

Readers will be able to identify hearing aid features that address audibility and comfort of speech, and describe evidence-based procedure to verify them.
Readers will be able to describe the purpose of the ANL test and its use as a pre-fitting hearing aid selection tool, as well as its role in setting expectations for digital noise reduction.
Readers will be able to name an advanced hearing aid feature that improves speech intelligibility in noise as well as a fitting tool that helps pre-select patients who will benefit from it.
Readers will be able to describe the evidence-based verification procedures for setting maximum output of hearing aids, and the clinical issues resulting from using predicted values.

Course created on July 13, 2008

Presented By

Brian Taylor
AuD

Director of Practice Development & Clinical Affairs

Brian Taylor is the Director of Practice Development & Clinical Affairs for Unitron. Brian is responsible for Unitron Hearing US initiatives related to enhancing our customer’s expertise, professionalism, and effectiveness related to hearing aid technology, clinical procedures and practice development. Dr. Taylor manages Unitron’s Unite customer service program. In addition to his duties with Unitron, Brian is the Editor of Audiology Practices, the quarterly publication of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. Brian Taylor is an employee of Unitron.

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