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Prescription procedure for hybrid devices

Program: 
R4
Project area: 
R4.6: Prescription and fitting of devices and management of patients
Project-ID: 
R4.6.6
Project Status: 
Ongoing

Background

There are well established, validated procedures that are followed for:

  • prescribing hearing aids; and
  • setting cochlear implant maps.

These procedures ensure that the correct hearing devices are selected for the individual and that the hearing device is ‘set’ to output sound information according to the personal preference of the individual. After an initial fitting procedure, an individual may return to a clinic to optimise their settings.

Detail

This project aims to develop and validate a similar prescriptive procedure for hybrid devices, that is, devices that combine acoustic and electric stimulation. Such hybrid devices are becoming increasingly popular and as yet there are no formal procedures describing their prescription.

Project leadership

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Dr Teresa Ching
 

Project Team

Scott Brewer, Harvey Dillon, Peter Busby, Thomas Stainsby, Paula Incerti, Audiologist (to be appointed), Kerrie Plant (PhD student)

 

Organisations involved

Australian Hearing Services
Cochlear Limited
Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital
The University of Melbourne

Publications from this Project

Title Authors Year of Publicationsort icon
Evaluation of the NAL-NL1 and the DSL v.4.1 prescriptions for children: preference in real-world use Scollie, SD, Ching TYC, Seewald R, Dillon H, Britton L, Steinberg J, Corcoran J 2010
Children’s speech perception and loudness ratings when fitted with hearing aids using the DSL v4.1 and the NAL-NL1 prescriptions Scollie, SD, Ching TYC, Seewald R, Dillon H, Britton L, Steinberg J, King K 2010
A cross-over, double-blind comparison of the NAL-NL1 and DSL v4.1 prescriptions for children with mild to moderately severe hearing loss Ching, TYC, Scollie SD, Dillon H, Seewald R 2010
The Nucleus® Hybrid™ sound processor for Cochlear Implant Recipients with Residual Low Frequency Hearing in the Implanted Ear Incerti, P, Parkinson A, James C, Gorrie J, Pesch J, Plant KL, Bouchataoui I, Arkis P 2010
Evaluation of the NAL-NL1 and DSL v4.1 prescriptions for children: paired-comparison judgments and functional performance ratings Ching, TYC, Scollie SD, Dillon H, Seewald R, Britton L, Steinberg J, Gilliver M, King K 2010
Consonant perception by adults who used a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the opposite ear Incerti, P, Ching TYC, Hill M 2010
Prescribed real-ear and achieved real-life differences in children’s hearing aids adjusted according to the NAL-NL1 and the DSL v.4.1 prescriptions Ching, TYC, Scollie SD, Dillon H, Seewald R, Britton L, Steinberg J 2010
Assessing hearing and prescribing amplification for young children Ching, TYC 2009
Factors affecting speech intelligibility of hearing impaired listeners: implications for amplification Ching, TYC 2009
Bimodal fitting or bilateral implantation? Ching, TYC, Massie R, Van Wanrooy E, Rushbrooke E, Psarros C 2009