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Fitting Assistive Technology for People with Hearing Loss: The Importance of Remote Microphone Systems' Electroacoustic Verification.
Jacob, Regina Tangerino de Souza; Paccola, Elaine Cristina Moreto; Bucuvic, Érika Cristina; Salgado, Manoel Henrique.
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  • Jacob RTS; Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 17012-901, Brazil.
  • Paccola ECM; Division of Hearing Health, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 17012-901, Brazil.
  • Bucuvic ÉC; Division of Hearing Health, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 17012-901, Brazil.
  • Salgado MH; Bauru Faculty of Engineering, Production Engineering Department, UNESP, São Paulo 17012-901, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 18(24)2021 12 16.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34948860
The remote microphone system (RMS) must be appropriately working when fitting it in a person with hearing loss. For this verification process, the concept of transparency is adopted. If it is not transparent, the hearing aid (HA) may not capture the user's voice and his peers appropriately, or the RMS may not have the advantage in gain needed to emphasize the speaker's voice. This study investigates the influence of the receiver's gain setting on the transparency of different brands and models of RMS and HAs. It is a retrospective chart review with 277 RMS from three distinct brands (RMA, RMB, and RMC) and HAs. There was an association of the receiver's gain setting with the variables: brand of the transmitter/receiver (p = 0.005), neck loop's receiver vs. universal and dedicated receivers (p = 0.022), and between brands of HA and transmitter/receiver (p < 0.001). RMS transmitter (odds ratio [OR = 7.9]) and the type of receiver (neckloop [OR = 3.4]; universal [OR = 0.78]) presented a higher risk of not achieving transparency in default gain, confirming and extolling the need to include electroacoustic verification in the protocol of fitting, verification, and validation of RMS and HA.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tecnologia Assistiva / Percepção da Fala / Surdez / Perda Auditiva Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tecnologia Assistiva / Percepção da Fala / Surdez / Perda Auditiva Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça