Effect of handset proximity on hearing aid feedback

The increased sensitivity of hearing aids to feedback as a telephone handset is brought near has been studied experimentally and numerically. For the measurements, three different hearing aids were modified so that the open-loop transfer function could be measured. They were mounted in the pinna of...

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Published in:The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2004-03, Vol.115 (3), p.1147-1156
Main Authors: Stinson, Michael R, Daigle, Gilles A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Equipment Design
Feedback - physiology
Hearing Aids - adverse effects
Hearing Loss - therapy
Humans
Manikins
Prosthesis Fitting
Telephone
Transducers
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Summary:The increased sensitivity of hearing aids to feedback as a telephone handset is brought near has been studied experimentally and numerically. For the measurements, three different hearing aids were modified so that the open-loop transfer function could be measured. They were mounted in the pinna of a mannikin and the change in open-loop transfer function determined as a function of handset proximity. Increases of over 20 dB were observed, most of this change occurring within the first 10 mm of separation between pinna and handset. Numerical calculations performed using a boundary element technique were in good agreement with the measurements.
ISSN:0001-4966
1520-8524
DOI:10.1121/1.1643358