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Evaluating the Efficacy of Music Programs in Hearing Aids

Course: #38280Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 503 Reviews
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Hearing aid processing of music is much less thoroughly researched than hearing aid processing of speech. This presentation will report on a study using normal-hearing listeners that evaluated the efficacy of programs specifically designed for music listening in state-of-the-art hearing aids. In addition, an analysis of signal processing and acoustic features relating to the results are discussed.

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CEUs/Hours Offered: AAA/0.1 Intermediate; ACAud/1.0; AHIP/1.0; ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; BAA/1.0; CAA/1.0; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; IHS/1.0; Kansas, LTS-S0035/1.0; NZAS/1.0; SAC/1.0

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  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to describe how hearing aids may negatively impact music perception.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to describe key features of real or hypothetical music programs for hearing aids.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to describe the efficacy of current music programs in hearing aids.

Course created on February 15, 2023

Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-10 Minutes Hearing aids and music
10-15 Minutes Acoustics of music vs. speech
15-20 Minutes Amplification considerations for music
20-25 Minutes Hearing aid processing considerations for music
25-30 Minutes Review of the literature
30-35 Minutes Study methods
35-45 Minutes Study results
45-55 Minutes Study discussion
55-60 Minutes Summary & Q/A

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Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Joshua Alexander is an employee of Purdue University and has past research support from: The National Institutes of Health; The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute; The William Demant Holding Group; Sonova Holding AG. He is the holder of two patents on a method of frequency lowering and has a recent invention disclosure on another method. He is a paid consultant for Creare, LLC on an NIH SBIR project to develop an open-source, master hearing aid. Dr. Alexander is the recipient of speaker honoraria from Signia, Oticon, Phonak, Starkey, and ReSound hearing aid companies, and received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Joshua Alexander has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Financial: Emily Sandgren is a student of Purdue University. Non-financial: Emily Sandgren has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.


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American Academy of Audiology

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Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario

Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.

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British Academy of Audiology

British Academy of Audiology

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International Hearing Society

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New Zealand Audiological Society

New Zealand Audiological Society

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