An acoustic reflex technique of establishing hearing aid settings.
An acoustic reflex method of establishing hearing aid gain settings for most comfortable loudness was tested. Forty hearing-aid users were examined to determine relationships among MCL, loudness discomfort level, and the contralateral acoustic reflex to speech, under unaided and aided conditions. Results indicate that a simple 2-part rule results in amplification to most comfortable loudness for 76% of subjects. Implications for establishing hearing aid saturation sound pressure level settings are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002648:Child; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008144:Loudness Perception; D008875:Middle Aged; D012022:Reflex, Acoustic