Role of auditory brain stem response in the selection of hearing aids.

This article describes an electrophysiological taxonomy of patients who are unwilling to continue wearing their hearing aids or are dissatisfied with the performance of the aid. Because the responses on which the taxonomy is based do not depend upon patient cooperation, they can be used in the pediatric population, where alternative procedures are less than optimal. Examples of how this electrophysiological taxonomy relates to patient management decisions are also provided.