Open AccessClinical Practice Patterns With Pediatric Loudness Perception Measures
Author(s) -
Ashley N. Flores,
Samantha J. Gustafson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
american journal of audiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.688
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1558-9137
pISSN - 1059-0889
DOI - 10.1044/2021_aja-21-00151
Subject(s) - audiologist , loudness , audiology , perception , medicine , speech perception , hearing aid , psychology , hearing loss , neuroscience
Obtaining a patient's loudness discomfort level (LDL) can assist the audiologist in defining their dynamic range so that the hearing device fitting can ensure that low-level sounds are audible, average-level sounds are comfortable, and more intense sounds are loud but not too loud. A 2016 survey showed that 67.5% of 350 pediatric audiologist reported to never or rarely measure LDLs with pediatric patients. The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing this previously reported limited use of LDL measures.