title: Description and validation of an LDL procedure designed to select SSPL90.
abstract: A new procedure is described for measuring loudness discomfort levels (LDLs) for the purpose of selecting SSPL90 characteristics of hearing aids. The person is seated in sound field wearing a high-output hearing aid (with a known amount of 2 cm3 coupler gain) connected to a personal earmold. The loudness of frequency-specific signals is rated from a series of loudness category descriptors. The LDL is defined in terms of SPL developed in a 2 cm3 coupler, thus making selection of SSPL90 from hearing aid specification sheets practical. Experiments on LDL stability over time and validation of the SSPL90 selection are reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008144:Loudness Perception; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011571:Psychoacoustics