A Case for Mid-frequency Amplification?
Most individuals with hearing loss are affected mostly in the high frequencies. And, because consonants–those phonemes (distinctive speech sounds) that are believed to enable humans to differentiate one word from another–are high-frequency sounds, hearing aid fitting formulas universally call for high-frequency amplification. This continues to be a take-off of the old “audiogram fitting” approach (although with less…
Read MoreWireless Systems for Hearing Aids
I am pleased to announce that this week’s blog, as well as that for next week, will be discussing the state of the art when it comes to wireless systems and hearing aids. Our featured writer, Dr. Cynthia Compton-Conley, is no stranger to ALDs (assistive listening devices), having spent much of her career directly involved…
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