Lena L. N. Wong
Evidence on Self-Fitting Hearing Aids
University of Hong Kong
research selffitting hearing aids reviewed using evidencebased principles evaluation begins definition research questions followed detailed search literature review relevant studies four features selffitting hearing aids reviewed insitu threshold measurement whether initial fitting prescribed using standard prescription formulae approximate user preferences outcomes training hearing aids preferred responses assembly use aids least good quality evidence suggesting insitu thresholds reliably obtained prescribed initial fittings approximate preferred responses users able train hearing aids would prefer trained responses however evidence outcomes ability users assemble use instruments limited gaps research selffitting hearing aids identified