Beck L B
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Ear Hear. 1991 Dec;12(6 Suppl):93S-99S. doi: 10.1097/00003446-199112001-00002.
Issues of importance in the assessment and use of hearing aid technology are discussed. The roles of the consumer and federal legislation are considered. Developing technology and its impact on hearing aid selection and evaluation procedures are highlighted. The role of electroacoustic measures for specification of the functional performance of new technology is suggested. Strategies for assessing hearing aid performance are suggested, along with the need to develop a consensus regarding speech perception measures for hearing aid evaluation.
讨论了助听器技术评估和使用中的重要问题。考虑了消费者和联邦立法的作用。强调了不断发展的技术及其对助听器选择和评估程序的影响。提出了电声学测量在新技术功能性能规范方面的作用。提出了评估助听器性能的策略，以及就助听器评估的言语感知测量达成共识的必要性。
