Journals / Türk Geriatri Dergisi / 2007 / Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 2

Objective analysis of hearing aids performance

İşitme cihazı performanslarının objektif analizi

Pages
69–72
Publication Date
2022-11-04
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

These methods should take place in routine audiological practice in our country.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the performance of hearing aids.
📊
Key Findings & Data:The performance of hearing aids was objectively analyzed by insertion gain measurements.Results: Hearing aids of all patients were found to be insufficient with respect to frequency response and full-on gain.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:These methods should take place in routine audiological practice in our country.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Introduction: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the performance of hearing aids. Materials and Method: Patients who have suffered from their analog hearing aids were included in this study. The patients whose sufferings were eliminated after technical help and educational support for their hearing aids were excluded. The performance of hearing aids was objectively analyzed by insertion gain measurements.Results: Hearing aids of all patients were found to be insufficient with respect to frequency response and full-on gain. High performance was noted for the new hearing aids that were selected by subjective and objective methods. There were no patients suffering from their new hearing aids, during the follow-up.Conclusion: Hearing aid analysis and insertion gain measurements are the practical and objective methods of hearing aids' evaluation. These methods should take place in routine audiological practice in our country.

Özet

Giriş: Bu çalışmada analog işitme cihazlarının performanslarının analiz edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem ve Gereç: Çalışmaya kullandığı analog işitme cihazından şikayetçi olan hastalar dahil edilmiştir. Cihaz kullanımı için teknik yardım ve eğitim desteği ile şikayetleri giderilen hastalar çalışma dışında tutulmuştur. İşitme cihazlarının performansları objektif olarak işitme cihazı invitro kazanç analizleriyle değerlendirilmiştir.Bulgular: Sağladıkları frekans cevapları ve maksimum kazançlara bakıldığında bütün hastaların işitme cihazları yetersiz bulunmuştur. Hem subjektif hem de objektif yöntemlerle seçilen yeni işitme cihazlarıyla yüksek performans elde edilmiştir. Takip dönemi boyunca yeni işitme cihazından şikayet eden hasta olmamıştır.Sonuç: İnvitro işitme cihazı analizleri ve kazanç ölçümleri pratik ve objektif değerlendirme yöntemleridir. Bu analiz ve ölçümler ülkemizdeki rutin odyolojik uygulamalar arasındaki yerini almalıdır.

🔖

Cite This Article

KÜÇÜK, B., OZGÜRSOY, O. B. (2022). Objective analysis of hearing aids performance. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 2, 69–72. https://ajindex.com/articles/624264

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (16)

  1. Akyıldız N. işitme Cihazları. Kulak hastalıkları ve Mikrocerrahisi. Bilimsel Tıp Yayınevi Ankara, 2002, pp 567-588
  2. Leijon A, Eriksson-Mangold M, Bech-Karlsen A. Preferred hearing aid gain and bass-cut in relation to prescriptive fitting. Scand Audiol 1984;13:157-161
  3. Valente M, Meister M, Smith P, Goebel J. Intratester test-retest reliability of ›nsertion gain measures. Amplification and Aural Rehabilitation 1990;11:181-184
  4. Esmer N, Akıner MN, Karasaliho¤lu AR, Saatçi MR. işitme Aygı tları. Klinik Odyoloji. Özışık Matbacılık, Ankara 1995, pp165-174
  5. Ringdahl A, Leijon A, Liden G. Analysis of Hearing Aid Fittings Using Insertion Gain Measurements. Scand Audiol 1984;13:179-185
  6. Lundborg T, Risberg A, Holmqvist C, Lindstrom B, Svard J. Rehabilitative procedures in sensorineural hearing loss. Scand Audiol 1982;11:161-166
  7. Byrne D, Dillon H. The National Acoustic Laboratories’ (NAL) new procedure for selecting the gain and frequency response of a hearing aid. Hearing Aids and Aural Rehabilitation 1986;7:257-265
  8. Byrne D, Cotton S. Evaluation of national acoustic laboratories’ new hearing aid selection procedure. J Speech and Hearing Research 1988;31:178-186
  9. Byrne D, Parkinson A, Newall P. Hearing aid gain and frequency response requirements for the severely/profoundly hearing impaired. Amplification and Aural Rehabilitation 1990;11:40-49
  10. Snik AFM, Hombergen GCHJ. Hearing aid fitting of preschool and primary school children: an evaluation using the insertion gain measurement. Scand Audiol 1993;22:245-250
  11. Surr RK, Fabry DA. Comparison of three hearing aid fittings using the Speech Intelligibility Rating (SIR) Test. Amplification and Aural Rehabilitation 1991;12:32-38
  12. Popelka GR, Gates GA. Hearing aid evaluation and fitting. The Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 1991;24:415-428
  13. Humes LE. An evaluation of several rationales for selecting hearing aid gain. J Speech and Hearing Disorders 1986;51:272-281
  14. Humes LE, Barlow NN, Garner CB, Wilson DL. Prescribed clinician fit versus as-worn coupler gain in a group of elderly hearing aid wearars. J Speech Language and Hearing Research 2000;43:879-892
  15. Kuk FK. Amplification devices for the hearing-impaired ındividual. In: Cummings CW, Fredricson JM, Harker LA, Krause CJ, Schuller DE. DS (Eds). Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, second ed., St Louis: Mosby, 1993: pp: 3127-3141
  16. Leijon A, Lindkvist A, Ringdahl A, Israelsson B. Preferred hearing aid gain i