An analysis of hearing aid fittings in adults using cochlear implants and contralateral hearing aids

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2010-12
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American English
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The objective of this study was to assess the appropriateness of hearing aid fittings within a sample of adult cochlear implant recipients who use a hearing aid in the contralateral ear (i.e., bimodal stimulation).

METHODS: The hearing aid gain was measured using real ear testing for 14 postlingually deaf English-speaking adults who use a cochlear implant in the contralateral ear. Unaided and aided audiometric testing assessed the degree of functional gain derived from hearing aid use.

RESULTS: On average, the target to actual output level difference was within 10 dB only at frequencies of 750 Hz and 1,000 Hz. Only 1 of the 14 study participants had a hearing aid for which the majority of the tested frequencies were within 10 dB of the target gain. In addition, a greater amount of functional gain (i.e., the increase in unaided behavioral thresholds after amplification) was provided for lower frequencies than higher frequencies.

CONCLUSIONS: Hearing aid settings in our sample were suboptimal and may be regarded as a contributing factor to the variability in bimodal benefit. Refining hearing aid fitting strategies tailored to the needs of the concurrent cochlear implant and hearing aid user is recommended.

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Harris, M. S., & Hay-McCutcheon, M. (2010). An analysis of hearing aid fittings in adults using cochlear implants and contralateral hearing aids. The Laryngoscope, 120(12), 2484–2488. http://doi.org/10.1002/lary.21148
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