title: Digital hearing aid technology: medical perspective.
abstract: This article provides a nontechnical introduction to digital hearing aids and the impact of digital signal processing on the delivery of hearing health care. Issues related to matching the patient's needs to signal processing solutions are covered, and specific recommendations with respect to criteria by which new hearing aid performance should be evaluated are discussed. The pivitol role played by medical personnel in initiating patient awareness of available options and in directing needs assessment is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hecox
mesh_terms: D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D004867:Equipment Design; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000592:standards; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010819:Physician's Role; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards