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  1. Remote hearing aid fitting

    Moore, CalvinDepartment of Electrical Engineering2012

    Hearing aid fitting is a costly process due to the cost of hearing aids, audiologists' hourly rates, and large travelling distances caused by regionally sparse audiologist populations. This dissertation is focused on the development of a system which aims at reducing the severity of this problem.

    cape-town Repository record

  2. MEMS Transducer for Hearing Aid Device

    Tang, Houwen2001

    … middle ear MEMS piezoelectric transducer for hearing aids was developed. The physical vibration deflection at the tip of the transducer is simulated using finite element method. Further, a study of thermoelastic damping effect of four designed MEMS mirrors used as resonators is presented. An …

    denver Repository record

  3. Development of Novel Hearing Aid Technologies

    Stevenson, DanielResearchSpace@Auckland2014

    … to the mechanical design of universally fitting hearing aid products. Issues related to universal hearing aid design have been identified and the areas of shape design and venting have been explored. Proposed is an alternative multiple venting configuration incorporating multiple small acoustic …

    auckland-ms Repository record

  4. Time-compressed speech in hearing aid evaluations

    Dalebout, Susan Denise1976

    Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Dept.of Audiology and Speech Sciences, 1976

    msu Repository record

  5. A real-time binaural adaptive hearing aid

    Welker, Daniel PatrickMassachusetts Institute of Technology1994

    Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.

    mit Repository record

  6. A real-time adaptive-beamforming hearing aid

    Greenberg, Julie EliseMassachusetts Institute of Technology1989

    Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1989.

    mit Repository record

  7. Benefit and succes of Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

    McDermott, A.L.S.l. : s.n.2008

    Contains fulltext : 71475.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)

    radboud Repository record

  8. De-stigmatizing products: making the hearing aid desirable

    Youngquist, Anne M.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2011

    … assistive walking devices, adult diapers and hearing aids) carry significant stigma, which prevents users from purchasing or using important assistive devices due to negative emotional responses. As people are living longer and experiencing more disabilities throughout an extended lifetime, …

    uiuc Repository record

  9. Exploring Hearing Aid Use in Older Adults through Narratives

    Lockey, Katherine2008

    This study explores the lived experience of hearing aid use and non-use of older individuals with hearing loss. A narrative approach was used to gain an in-depth understanding of the meaning and contextual issues that impact upon the adaptation process of older adults and their transitions in using …

    uwo Repository record

  10. Improving hearing aid access, use and outcomes in adults

    University of Pretoria2024

    … delivery model including the community based hearing aid fitting model can be employed to improve access to hearing loss treatment. This overall promotes hearing healthcare wellness to broader communities, regardless of affordability.

    pretoria Repository record

  11. The Hearing Aid Evaluation: A Study of Repeated Measurements

    Borton, Thomas Ernest, IIIUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2015

    Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-12T22:40:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 7411951.PDF: 2391714 bytes, checksum: e1d840b496ecac4df180dd06d63994cd (MD5) Previous issue date: 1973

    uiuc Repository record

  12. Design and evaluation of a frequency-shifting hearing aid.

    Falkenburg, Douglas Emil.Massachusetts Institute of Technology1978

    Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1978

    mit Repository record

  13. Beyond hearing aid fitting: Investigating the feasibility of providing tele-rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in a South African public health context

    Khatib, NuhaDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences2021

    Introduction: Disabling hearing loss is one of the most common sensory deficits; affecting approximately 466 million people worldwide. In the South African context, public health facilities have an uneven ratio between audiologists and patients in need and thus audiological services are often …

    cape-town Repository record

  14. A low power 200MHz receiver for wireless hearing aid systems

    Deiss, Armin Georgs.n.2002

    ethz Repository record

  15. Targeted Re-Instruction for Hearing Aid Use and Care Skills

    Alicea, Carly Catherine

    <p>Purpose: Approximately 30% of hearing aid owners do not wear their hearing aids. One of the main reasons reported for hearing aid non-use is that hearing aid owners cannot successfully use and/or care for their hearing aids (Lupsakko, Kautiainen, & Sulkava 2005; Popelka et al. 1998; Vuorialho, …

    syracuse-diss Repository record

  16. Listening in: An Exploration of Forms for Hearing Aid Design

    Tjan, JaniceMassachusetts Institute of Technology2022

    Motivated to inspire more proactive hearing aid adoption and retention, this thesis explores how to generate new forms for OTC hearing aids. In the process of doing so, the opportunity gap between the success of consumer audio hearables and the lack of proactivity for hearing aid adoption is …

    mit Repository record

  17. Effects of hearing aid frequency-gain characteristics on sound localization

    Yellin, Elron A. (Elron Avi)Massachusetts Institute of Technology1996

    Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.

    mit Repository record

  18. Effects of Hearing Aid Amplification on Robust Neural Coding of Speech

    Boley, Jonathan Daniel

    <p>Hearing aids are able to restore some hearing abilities for people with auditory impairments, but background noise remains a significant problem. Unfortunately, we know very little about how speech is encoded in the auditory system, particularly in impaired systems with prosthetic amplifiers. …

    purdue-thes Repository record

  19. Changes in Tinnitus Perception Following Cochlear Implantation and Hearing Aid Use

    Kohan, Corinne LThe Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York2020

    <p>The purpose of this literature review is to identify changes in tinnitus post cochlear implantation and post amplification. Primarily subjective, qualitative measures including the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, the Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire, the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire, and the …

    cuny-grad Repository record

  20. Speech spectrum analysis of English and Mandarin : implications for hearing aid evaluation

    Tu, Clara

    sjsu Repository record

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