Updated: May 15, 2004

Investigator:

Arlene C. Neuman, Ph.D.
Graduate Center, City University of New York

Purpose of this study:

To evaluate a new technique for fitting and evaluating hearing aids in the environments important to the listener.

Project Description:

The ability to understand speech in noise, the ability to use the hearing aid in multiple listening environments, and good sound quality have been identified by Kochkin (2002b) as key factors of importance to achieving user satisfaction. By using information about the environmental conditions important to the hearing aid user for determining the initial hearing aid fitting, and by using the field evaluation methodology (previously proposed in this grant) to evaluate the efficacy of the hearing aid in the environments of importance to the user, we anticipate that users will evidence improved performance in those environments and greater satisfaction with their hearing aids.

Recent publications or presentations:

Neuman, A.C.; Chung, K., and Steele, M. (2004) The Directional Hearing Aid Analyzer: A technique for in-situ measurement of directional hearing aids (submitted to Ear and Hearing).

For more information, contact: Arlene C. Neuman, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences
Graduate Center, City University of New York