Verification and Validation: Just the Standards

Semin Hear 2022; 43: 085-093 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749208The Audiology Practice Standards Organization (APSO) has published its second audiology standard. This second standard is focused on adult hearing aid fittings. These standards put forward information about verification that should be completed on hearing aids before, during, and after a fitting. Validation following the verification of the hearing aids to ensure patient satisfaction with the devices is also included in the standards. The goal of this article is to provide clinicians with the guidelines related to hearing aid verification and validation while also providing information about how to put these standards into clinical practice. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Seminars in Hearing - July 26, 2022 Category: Audiology Authors: Jorgensen, Lindsey E. Novak, Michelle Tags: Review Article Source Type: research