Advanced hearing aid technology

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Advanced hearing aid technology

• Harvey Dillon
• National Acoustic Laboratories
• CRC HEAR

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Amplification / tone controls Feedback cancelling
Intelligibility in quiet
Convenience
Comfort quality
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in quiet
Wireless (e.g. FM) Directional microphones
Intelligibility in noise
Convenience
Comfort quality
Clinicians
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Directional microphones

• Fixed
• Adaptive null
• Multi-channel adaptive null
• Super-directional (linked bilateral)

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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Adaptive noise suppression Multi-program Open
fittings Expansion Bilateral feedback
control Active occlusion reduction Bilateral auto
control
Convenience
Comfort quality
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Comfort quality
Adaptive noise suppression Multi-program Open
fittings Expansion Bilateral feedback
control Active occlusion reduction Bilateral auto
control
Convenience
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Bilateral manual control Phone interface Auto-tele
coil Rechargeable battery Alerting tones and
messages
Comfort quality
Convenience
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Convenience
Bilateral manual control Phone interface Auto-tele
coil Rechargeable battery Alerting tones and
messages
Comfort quality
Clinicians
Data logging Integrated RECD
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Comfort quality
Convenience
Data logging Integrated RECD
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
ADRO WDRC Auto-program
Comfort quality
Convenience
Auto-gain adaptation Trainability
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Amplification / tone controls Feedback cancelling
Wireless (e.g. FM) Directional microphones
Comfort quality
Convenience
ADRO WDRC Auto-program
Adaptive noise suppression Multi-program Open
fittings Expansion Bilateral feedback
control Active occlusion reduction Bilateral auto
control
Bilateral manual control Phone interface Auto-tele
coil Rechargeable battery Alerting tones and
messages
Implantable hearing aids
Auto-gain adaptation Trainability
Data logging Integrated RECD
Echo reduction
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Amplification / tone controls Feedback cancelling
Wireless (e.g. FM) Directional microphones
Comfort quality
Convenience
WDRC ADRO Auto-program
Adaptive noise suppression Multi-program Open
fittings Expansion Bilateral feedback
control Active occlusion reduction
Bilateral manual control Phone interface Auto-tele
coil Rechargeable battery Alerting tones and
messages
Middle ear implants
Auto-gain adaptation Trainability
Bilateral auto control
Data logging Integrated RECD
Clinicians
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Intelligibility in noise
Intelligibility in quiet
Convenience
Comfort quality
Clinicians