Hearing Aid Fitting Protocols for Adults and Elderly Individuals

Hearing Aid Fitting Protocols for Adults and Elderly Individuals
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成人和老年人的助听器验配协议

DOI:
10.1590/s1809-48722011000200015
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发表时间:
2011
期刊:
Arquivos Internacionais de Otorrinolaringologia
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通讯作者:
R. F. Bento
R. F. Bento
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作者:
Juliana Harumi Iwahashi;I. Jardim;Carina Stábile Sizenando;R. F. Bento

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摘要引言:助听器是听力康复中使用的选择之一,目的是改善交流并尽量减少听力损失造成的限制。尽管技术有所发展,但选配过程需要特定的程序,其目标是使性能、效益和用户满意度最大化。 目的:描述一家听力中心针对成人和老年人的助听器选配方案,该方案的制定基于特定文献中先前描述并经过验证的方案以及临床实践信息。 结论:针对成人和老年受试者的助听器选配方案表明,收集更多的信息能更好地预期患者的现实生活,在关于助听器使用的咨询方面更有效,促进用户获得最佳的听力性能、满意度和效益。
Summary Introduction: The hearing aids are one of the options used in auditory rehabilitation with the objective to improve communication and to minimize the limitations caused by hearing loss. Despite the development of technology, the selection and fitting processes demand specific procedures which goal is to maximize performance, benefit and user' satisfaction. Aim: To describe the hearing aid selecting and fitting protocol for adults and the elderly in an audiological center, which development was based on previously described and validated protocols from the specific literature and information based on clinical practice. Conclusions: The Hearing Aid Selecting and Fitting Protocol for adults and elder subjects showed that a greater amount of collected information provides better expectations for the patients' real life and greater effectiveness in counseling about hearing aids use, promoting maximum auditory performance, satisfaction and benefit to users.