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DENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN FITTING HEARING AID EAR INSERTS

DENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN FITTING HEARING AID EAR INSERTS Abstract ABOUT three quarters of a million hearing aids are sold annually in the United States, and the medical literature contains many articles concerned with the proper technic of fitting them. It is now generally agreed that if a hearing aid is to be used in aural rehabilitation it must be tailored to measure to give optimum results in each particular case. An important part of this custom tailoring process is the fitting of the ear piece, or insert. In recent years it has been recognized that personal ear fittings must be used to get the best air conduction reception. Lederer and Hardy1 found that a poorly fitting ear insert may lessen the efficiency of a vacuum tube hearing aid by as much as 20 decibels. They conclude: "Nor can too much emphasis be placed on the care with which the 'tailoring' of the ear mold is done." This is References 1. Lederer, F. L., and Hardy, W. G.: Treatment and Training of the Hard of Hearing , Arch. Otolaryng. 43:429-461 ( (May) ) 1946.Crossref 2. Goodfriend, D. J.: Deafness, Tinnitus, Vertigo and Neuralgia , Arch. Otolaryng. 46:1-47 ( (July) ) 1947.Crossref 3. Brekhus, P. J.: The Loss of Human Teeth , Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1928. 4. Manufactured by the Bee-Dee Distributors, New York. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

DENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN FITTING HEARING AID EAR INSERTS

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1949 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9977
DOI
10.1001/archotol.1949.00700010673013
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Abstract

Abstract ABOUT three quarters of a million hearing aids are sold annually in the United States, and the medical literature contains many articles concerned with the proper technic of fitting them. It is now generally agreed that if a hearing aid is to be used in aural rehabilitation it must be tailored to measure to give optimum results in each particular case. An important part of this custom tailoring process is the fitting of the ear piece, or insert. In recent years it has been recognized that personal ear fittings must be used to get the best air conduction reception. Lederer and Hardy1 found that a poorly fitting ear insert may lessen the efficiency of a vacuum tube hearing aid by as much as 20 decibels. They conclude: "Nor can too much emphasis be placed on the care with which the 'tailoring' of the ear mold is done." This is References 1. Lederer, F. L., and Hardy, W. G.: Treatment and Training of the Hard of Hearing , Arch. Otolaryng. 43:429-461 ( (May) ) 1946.Crossref 2. Goodfriend, D. J.: Deafness, Tinnitus, Vertigo and Neuralgia , Arch. Otolaryng. 46:1-47 ( (July) ) 1947.Crossref 3. Brekhus, P. J.: The Loss of Human Teeth , Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1928. 4. Manufactured by the Bee-Dee Distributors, New York.

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Archives of OtolaryngologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1949

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