Investigation of hearing aid fitting according to the national acoustic laboratories ’ prescription for non-linear hearing aids and the desired sensation level methods in Japanese speakers: a crossover-controlled trial

Some studies have directly compared the National Acoustic Laboratories ’ prescription for non-linear hearing aids (HAs) version 2 (NAL-NL2) and Desired Sensation Level for non-linear HAs version 5 (DSLv5), although none were performed in Japan. As the Japanese language is a tonal language that has different linguistic characteristics than those of the studied languag es, we compared the outcomes of the NAL-NL2 and DSLv5 in hearing-impaired Japanese participants.

Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - February 13, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Shogo Furuki, Hajime Sano, Takaomi Kurioka, Yosihiro Nitta, Sachie Umehara, Yuki Hara, Taku Yamashita Tags: Original Article Source Type: research