Digital hearing AIDS from the perspective of one consumer/audiologist.
Recent developments in hearing aids are reviewed in the context of the author's personal experience as an audiologist and as a hearing aid wearer. The need for evidence of benefit specific to digital signal processing in hearing aids is stressed, as well as addressing cost-benefit ratios in view of the high cost of digital hearing aids.
Ross
Mark
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Department of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06268, USA. markross@uconn.edu
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted