Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, Eric Branda, AuD, PhD
Course: #38164Level: Intermediate0.5 Hours
AAA/0.05 Intermediate; ACAud inc HAASA/0.5; AHIP/0.5; ASHA/0.05 Intermediate, Professional; BAA/0.5; CAA/0.5; IACET/0.1; IHS/0.5; Kansas, LTS-S0035/0.5; NZAS/1.0; SAC/0.5
Modern hearing aids are designed to compensate for the innate ability of individuals to differentiate between rapidly changing soundscapes. To improve performance across a wide range of soundscapes, hearing aids employ multiple programs, each geared to optimize performance in a different soundscape. Each program has a group of features tuned to optimize processing within each program. Signal classifiers allow for these programs to switch automatically without direct wearer interaction with the hearing aids, however some classification systems are more sophisticated than others, as this podcast addresses.