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How does auditory aging impact hearing aid fitting strategies and default processing settings?
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September 5, 2025
How does auditory aging impact hearing aid fitting strategies and default processing settings? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Why Do People with Hearing Loss Still Often Struggle to Follow Group Conversations?
August 9, 2023
Why do people with hearing loss still often struggle to follow group conversations? Read More
How Does Signia’s Expanded Augmented Xperience (AX) Platform Help Hearing Aid Wearers?
May 4, 2022
How does Signia’s expanded Augmented Xperience (AX) platform help hearing aid wearers? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
What is Augmented Focus™ and How can it Help Hearing Aid Wearers?
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October 25, 2021
What is Augmented Focus™ and how can it help hearing aid wearers? Read More
Speech Mapping Puzzling Outcomes: What SII Should I Expect With a Good Match to Target?
May 14, 2018
I often note that when I am conducting speech-mapping verification, and I have a good fit to NAL-NL2 target for the 65-dB input signal, the aided Speech Intelligibility Index (SII) is only around .70... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Speech Mapping Puzzling Results: Why Doesn't the Real Ear Aided Response Change When I Lower Gain?
March 19, 2018
Sometimes when I'm doing speech mapping, I have too much gain in the lower-to-mid frequencies. I then lower gain to the minimum in the hearing aid fitting software, yet little or nothing happens w... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Speech Mapping Puzzling Results: Why Doesn't Real Ear Aided Response Increase When I Increase Gain?
January 10, 2018
There are times during speech-mapping hearing aid verification, when I need a bit more gain to match target, I increase gain in the hearing aid fitting software in the higher frequencies, but I don... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Is Speech-in-Noise Testing Worth the Effort?
October 10, 2016
I fit a lot of hearing aids in my practice and am always looking for ways to improve my game. Is adding speech-in-noise testing worth the effort, and if so, what will I gain from adding it to my clin... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults VA Selections
Are CROS/BiCROS Options Available with the New Signia primax Hearing Aids?
August 15, 2016
Are CROS/BiCROS options available with the new Signia primax hearing instruments? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Would You Provide an Overview of the Signia primax Hearing Aid Family?
June 20, 2016
Would you provide an overview of the Signia primax hearing aid family? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children
Can You Tell Me About the New Signia Brand of Premium Hearing Instruments?
April 5, 2016
Can you tell me about the new Signia brand of premium hearing instruments? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children
Fitting Bilaterally: One at a Time or Two at Once?
November 30, 2015
For patients who are hesitant about wearing two hearing aids, does it matter if I fit one hearing aid to start and then add the second hearing aid at a later time, or is it better to start with two ev... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Isn't First Fit Acceptable?
October 26, 2015
If a manufacturer shows a match to NAL on the fitting screen, can I be fairly confident that there will be match to prescriptive targets in the real ear? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children
What is the Impact of the Sivantos Strategic Partnership with audibene?
August 24, 2015
Sivantos recently announced a strategic partnership and investment agreement with audibene. How might this impact hearing care professionals in the US? Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
How Does the Performance of Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAP) Compare to Hearing Aids?
August 10, 2015
Has anyone ever looked at testing the performance of personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) that you purchase online or at retail stores, versus hearing aids? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
How Does OneMic Directionality in Siemens binax Instruments Work?
June 29, 2015
The Siemens binax platform features binaural OneMic directionality. How exactly does that work? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
What Products are Available on the Siemens binax Platform?
January 26, 2015
What products are available on the Siemens binax platform? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
How Does Narrow Directionality in Siemens binax Hearing Instruments Help Wearers Hear in Noise?
December 8, 2014
What features of Siemens binax enabled people wearing them to outperform people with normal hearing in recent studies? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
When Should I Use Trainable Hearing Aids with My Patients?
October 7, 2013
Can you give me an example of how you might implement the automatic acclimatization feature for a hearing aid patient? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Survey Pinpoints Major Hearing-Aid User Concerns
November 21, 2011
Many of my adult patients tell me they don't wear their hearing aids regularly because they "get in the way" or they don't want to risk damaging them during their normal daily activi... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
