Hearing aid fitting system
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1. A method for fitting a hearing aid device comprising the steps of:
- providing a set of stimuli comprising a plurality of loudness levels for each of a plurality of selected frequencies;
determining an individual'"'"'s perceived response to each said stimulus;
determining a plurality of gain compensation factors for said plurality of loudness levels at said plurality of frequencies;
adjusting said plurality of gain compensation factors each corresponding to one of said frequencies or one of said stimuli to achieve a same perceived loudness across the entire frequency spectrum; and
plotting a gain compensation curve to indicate the measure of gain compensation required by the individual.
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Abstract
A method for fitting a hearing compensation device comprises selecting a plurality of loudness levels for a plurality of frequencies and comparing each loudness level for each frequency for perceived sameness. The loudness levels may then be adjusted as needed to achieve perceived sameness across the frequency spectrum. A gain curve for each frequency is calculated from the selected plurality of loudness levels.
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1. A method for fitting a hearing aid device comprising the steps of:
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providing a set of stimuli comprising a plurality of loudness levels for each of a plurality of selected frequencies;
determining an individual'"'"'s perceived response to each said stimulus;
determining a plurality of gain compensation factors for said plurality of loudness levels at said plurality of frequencies;
adjusting said plurality of gain compensation factors each corresponding to one of said frequencies or one of said stimuli to achieve a same perceived loudness across the entire frequency spectrum; and
plotting a gain compensation curve to indicate the measure of gain compensation required by the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for fitting a hearing aid device comprising the steps of:
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providing a set of stimuli comprising a plurality of loudness levels for each of a plurality of selected frequencies;
determining an individual'"'"'s perceived response to each stimulus;
determining a plurality of gain compensation factors for said plurality of loudness levels at said plurality of frequencies, wherein the center frequency band for each of the loudness levels is indicated by a marker and a computer pointing device can be used to select any of the makers, and wherein selection of any of the makers by the individual generates a stimulus having a frequency and loudness level corresponding to the selected marker;
determining an individual'"'"'s perceived response to each said stimulus;
determining a plurality of gain compensation for said plurality of loudness levels at said plurality of frequencies;
adjusting said plurality of gain compensation factors each corresponding to one of said frequencies or one of said stimuli to achieve a same perceived loudness across the entire frequency spectrum; and
plotting a gain compensation curve to indicate the measure of gain compensation required by the individual, wherein the stimulus associated with each makers is to be positioned by the individual on each of the loudness curves.
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