Evaluation of a semi-supervised self-adjustment fine-tuning procedure for hearing aids for asymmetrical hearing loss.

Objective: This study investigated a previously evaluated self-adjustment procedure with respect to its applicability for asymmetrical hearing loss (AHL). Self-adjusted settings were evaluated for speech recognition in noise and sound preference. Design: Participants were given the possibility to ad...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Audiology Vol. 64; no. 7; pp. 705 - 717
Autores principales: Gößwein, Jonathan Albert, Chalupper, Josef, Kohl, Manuel, Kinkel, Martin, Kollmeier, Birger, Rennies, Jan
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2025
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          Gößwein, Jonathan Albert
          Chalupper, Josef
          Kohl, Manuel
          Kinkel, Martin
          Kollmeier, Birger
          Rennies, Jan
        affil: Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT), Oldenburg Branch for Hearing, Speech, and Audio Technology (HSA) and Cluster of Excellence "Hearing4all", Oldenburg, Germany
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          Hearing Aid Fitting
          Hearing Aid Care Methods
          Self Care Evaluation
          Hearing Disorders Therapy
          Speech Perception
          Noise
          Sound
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      ab: Objective: This study investigated a previously evaluated self-adjustment procedure with respect to its applicability for asymmetrical hearing loss (AHL). Self-adjusted settings were evaluated for speech recognition in noise and sound preference. Design: Participants were given the possibility to adjust the left and right hearing aid separately using a two-dimensional user interface. Two different adjustment sequences were tested. Realistic everyday sound scenes in a laboratory environment were presented. The difference between the ears regarding their speech recognition in noise was tested with two spatial conditions, unaided as well as with the prescriptive formula and the self-adjusted setting. Study sample: Nineteen experienced hearing aid users (median age 76 years) with different degrees of AHL were invited to participate in this study. Results: Participants adjusted a higher gain slope across frequency in the worse ear than in the better one. The two adjustment sequences resulted in significantly different adjustment durations and gain settings. The difference between the ears regarding speech recognition in noise did not change with the self-adjustment. Overall, group-mean effect sizes were small compared to the parameter space. Conclusions: The adjustment procedure can be used also by hearing aid users with AHL to find a possibly preferred gain setting.
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