title: Paired comparisons between the Classic 300 bone-anchored and conventional bone-conduction hearing aids in terms of sound quality and speech intelligibility.
abstract: Fourteen experienced users of bone-anchored hearing aids conducted paired comparisons of sound quality and speech intelligibility for 6 and 4 different stimuli respectively in the Classic 300 and a bone-conduction hearing aid with a steel clip. Ten paired comparisons were made for each stimulus. The patient selected the best hearing aid and rated the chosen hearing aid on a scale of 'somewhat better', 'better' and 'much better'. The Classic 300 obtained a positive assessment in terms of sound quality and speech intelligibility far more frequently. All the patients chose the Classic 300 as the best hearing aid when they assessed the sound quality of the classical music stimulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology, Sahlgrens University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ringdahl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Israelsson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caprin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001844:Bone Conduction; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D013067:Speech Perception