2000 INTERNATIONAL HEARING AID RESEARCH CONFERENCE

2000年国际助听器研究（IHEAR）会议将是一个新的两年一度的研究会议的第一次会议，该会议是由以前的两个助听器研究会议--箭头湖会议，高级助听器研究问题，1990-1998年由House Ear Institute（HEI）和助听器研究与开发会议共同赞助，1995年至1997年，由国家耳聋和其他交流障碍研究所（NIDCD）和退伍军人事务部（DVA）每两年赞助一次。 前两次会议的目的都是通过交流与助听器治疗听力障碍相关的最新研究成果和技术进步，促进我们的知识和促进研究与开发的进展。 这两个会议的一个特点是他们能够汇集对助听器研究进步至关重要的学科和专业。 然而，科学研究和该领域的进展速度如此之快，以至于两个两年期会议的年度会议过于频繁，以至于在每次会议之间都无法取得重大进展。 每个会议都有独特的优势，可以补充其他会议的优势。 IHEAR会议的一个主要目标是将两个会议的互补优势联合收割机结合起来，创建一个单一的两年一度的研究会议，以更好地满足助听器研发领域的需求。

The 2000 International Hearing Aid Research (IHEAR) Conference will be the first meeting of a new biennial research conference formed by combination of two previous hearing aid research conferences, the Lake Arrowhead Conference, Issues in Advanced Hearing Aid Research, sponsored biennially by House Ear Institute (HEI) from 1990-1998 and the Hearing Aid Research and Development Conference co-sponsored biennially by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) from 1995-1997. The purpose of both previous conferences has been to advance our knowledge and to facilitate progress in research and development through the exchange of current research findings and technical advancements related to the treatment of hearing impairment with hearing aids. A hallmark of both conferences has been their ability to draw together the disciplines and specialties essential to the advancement of hearing aid research. However, the pace of scientific research and advancements in the field is such that annual meetings of two biennial conferences are too frequent for significant progress to have occurred between each meeting. Each conference also has particular strengths that complement those of the other conference. A primary goal of the IHEAR Conference is to combine the complementary strengths of the two conferences to create a single biennial research conference that will better meet the needs of the hearing aid research and development field.