Open AccessSpeech Perception, Hearing Aid Technology, and Aural Rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Miriam A. Henoch
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/00003446-199112001-00012
Subject(s) - audiologist , hearing aid , scope (computer science) , audiology , rehabilitation , perception , speech perception , computer science , hearing loss , psychology , medicine , neuroscience , programming language
Dramatic changes in technology have considerably changed the scope of practice of the audiologist. The advent of the digitally programmable hearing aid promises to provide improved speech recognition for hearing-impaired listeners. The current emphasis in hearing aid research is on the enhancement of the technology and instrumentation necessary to measure the acoustic properties of the hearing aid. Less emphasis has been placed on how audiologists should evaluate aided benefit and performance. This article considers future needs in assessment techniques for the aural rehabilitation process.