title: Evaluation of Performance With an Adaptive Digital Remote Microphone System and a Digital Remote Microphone Audio-Streaming Accessory System.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  One purpose of this study was to evaluate the improvement in speech recognition obtained with use of 2 different remote microphone technologies. Another purpose of this study was to determine whether a battery of audiometric measures could predict benefit from use of these technologies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sentence recognition was evaluated while 17 adults used each of 2 different hearing aids. Performance was evaluated with and without 2 different remote microphone systems. A variety of audiologic measures were administered to determine whether prefitting assessment may predict benefit from remote microphone technology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Use of both remote microphone systems resulted in improvement in speech recognition in quiet and in noise. There were no differences in performance obtained with the 2 different remote microphone technologies in quiet and at low competing noise levels, but use of the digital adaptive remote microphone system provided better speech recognition in the presence of moderate- to high-level noise. The Listening in Spatialized Noise–Sentence Test Prescribed Gain Amplifier (Cameron & Dillon, 2010) measure served as a good predictor of benefit from remote microphone technology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Each remote microphone system improved sentence recognition in noise, but greater improvement was obtained with the digital adaptive system. The Listening in Spatialized Noise–Sentence Test Prescribed Gain Amplifier may serve as a good indicator of benefit from remote microphone technology.
authors.forename: Jace
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Mila Morais
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Duke
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schafer
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Hans E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Mülder
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001307:Auditory Perception; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio; D013067:Speech Perception