New RECDs and a New ANSI Standard: Revisiting RECD Basics and Applications

Dr. Susan Scollie: Verification of hearing aids is best practice, because we know that people of all ages vary in their ear canal acoustics (Bagatto et al., 2002; Saunders & Morgan, 2003). If we don't account for that variability, then some people's hearing aids could be too loud or too soft, and that might impact either their comfort and/or their benefit from the devices (Aarts & Caffee, 2005; Aazh & Moore, 2007; Kochkin, et al., 2010; McCreery, Bentler, & Roush, 2013). Hearing aid fittings should be individualized to protect against these large errors and ensure consistent audibility of speech (Mueller, 2014).

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