Journal article
The Effects of Varying Directional Bandwidth in Hearing Aid Users' Preference and Speech-in-Noise Performance
Abstract
PURPOSE: Directional microphone systems are typically used to improve hearing aid users' understanding of speech in noise. However, directional microphones also increase internal hearing aid noise. The purpose of this study was to investigate how varying directional microphone bandwidth affected listening preference and speech-in-noise performance.
METHOD: Ten participants with normal hearing and 10 participants with hearing impairment compared …
Authors
Goyette A; Crukley J; Galster J
Journal
American Journal of Audiology, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 95–103
Publisher
American Speech Language Hearing Association
Publication Date
March 8, 2018
DOI
10.1044/2017_aja-17-0063
ISSN
1059-0889