Research overview The Audiological Research team works closely with professionals from various disciplines to develop advanced digital technology for products that are beneficial to the hearing aid user. Research studies, of theoretical and practical interest, focus mostly on viable hearing aid applications...
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The research has been welcomed by leading hearing loss charities, who believe it will help to influence both policy and provision of hearing aid services in the future. Ayla Ozmen, Health Policy Manager at Action on Hearing Loss, said: "This research shows that hearing aids are hugely beneficia...
Currently available hearing aid devices, though help the patients up to certain extent, have the severe problems related with noise and echo. With time, technology has been further advanced and it has opened a wide window to overcome such problems. But, there are a number...
but they don't work as well for children whose ears are still growing. They're larger and more visible than in-the-canal types, but they also have more controls than smaller devices. The hearing aid itself and its batteries may be easier to handle because they're larger. They may pick...
Hearing aid satisfaction is a pleasurable emotional experience as an outcome of an evaluation of performance. Many tools have been designed to measure the degree of satisfaction overall, or along the dimensions of cost, appearance, acoustic benefit, comfort, and service. Various studies have used th...
It is very expensive though the hearing aid of the inserts in the ear type and the hung on ear type is efficient. It has aimed at a high directivity by the one, two or more microphones, and the directional microphones to miniaturize these, and to aim at the power saving. A pocket-siz...
Initial studies with a small number of participants have shown that the Vibrosonic alpha can improve the hearing experience of people with mild to moderate hearing impairment. The system is suitable for patients over 18 years of age and can be worn on one or both ears, depending on the degre...
The Effect of Hearing Aid Use on the Association Between Hearing Loss and Brain Structure in Older Adults. Recent studies have shown an association between poorer hearing thresholds and smaller brain tissue volumes in older adults. Several underlying causal mech... TD Boer,S Rigters,P Croll,......
Factors influencing help seeking, hearing aid uptake, hearing aid use and satisfaction with hearing aids: a review of the literature. Objectives: This descriptive summary of the literature provides an overview of the available studies (published between January 1980 and January 2009) on c... L ...