Filtering to match hearing aid insertion gain to individual ear acoustics.
When hearing aid gain is prescribed by software, gain is calculated based on the average acoustics for the age of patient, gender, mold type, and so on. The acoustics of the individual's ear often vary from the average values, so there will be a mismatch between the prescribed gain and the real-ear...
| Publicado en: | Trends in Amplification Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 181 - 190 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas glossary tables/charts tracings Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Sep2009
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