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Hearing rehabilitation procedures

  • How proprietary fitting algorithms compare to each other and to some generic algorithms.  Keidser G, Brew C, Peck A (CMU). The Hearing Journal March 2003, 28-38.  Click here to read the paper.

  • Fitting loudness normalization and speech intelligibility maximization to clients with flat and steeply sloping loss: differences in aim, clinical issues, and preferences. Keidser G, Grant F. The Hearing Review January, 2003, 14-22. Click here to read the paper.

  • The National Acoustic Laboratories’ (NAL) CDs of Speech and Noise for Hearing Aid Evaluation: Normative Data and Potential Applications.    Keidser G, Ching T, Dillon H, Agung K, Brew C, Brewer S, Fisher M, Foster L, Grant F, Storey L. (2002). Austr & NZ J Audiol 24(1):16-35. 

  • Relative loudness perception of low and high frequency speech bands, including the influence of bandwidth and input levels. Keidser G, Katsch R, Grant F, Dillon H. (2002).  J Acoust Soc Am 111(2):669-671.

  • The preferred number of channels (one, two, or four) in NAL-NL1 prescribed WDRC devices. Keidser G, Grant F. (2001). Ear and Hearing 22(6):516-527. 

  • Comparing Loudness Normalisation (IHAFF) with Speech Intelligibility Maximization (NAL-NL1) when implemented in a Two-channel Device.  Keidser G, Grant F. (2001). Ear and Hearing 22(6): 501-515.  

  • RECD, REAG, NAL-NL1: Accurate and practical methods for fitting non-linear hearing aids to infants and children. Teresa Y C Ching, Louise Britton, Harvey Dillon & Katrina Agung. Hearing Review, vol. 9, no.8, pp 12 - 20, 52.  Click here to read the paper.

  • Hearing aid outcome measures in children: how effective is amplification in real life?  Teresa Ching and Mandy Hill. Paper presented at the Hearing aid outcome measures meeting, CHARTT, Indiana University, May, 2001. Click here to read the paper.

  • Fitting low ratio compression to people with severe and profound hearing losses. Chris Barker, Harvey Dillon & Philip Newall.  Ear & Hearing (In press) .

  • The NAL-NL1 procedure for fitting non-linear hearing aids: characteristics and comparisons with other procedures. Denis Byrne et al.  J Am Acad Audiol, 12:37-51 (2001).  Click here to read the abstract.

  • Maximising effective audibility in hearing aid fitting.  Teresa Ching et al. Ear & Hearing (In press).

  • Technology, Expectations, and Adjustment to Hearing Loss: Predictors of Hearing Aid Outcome. JCK Jerram and SC Purdy. J Am Acad Audiol, 2001, 12:64-79.  Click here to read the abstract.

  • Estimating the location of probe microphones relative to the tympanic membrane.  Lydia Storey and Harvey Dillon. J Amer Acad Audio. Vol. 12, No. 3, March, 2001.  Click here to read the abstract.

  • Future directions in hearing aid selection and evaluation. Denis Byrne and Harvey Dillon, 2000.  In Audiology: Treatment.  Edited by M Valente, H Hosford-Dunn & R.J. Roeser, Thieme, New York.

  • Fitting a wide dynamic range of speech into a narrow dynamic range of hearing. Harvey Dillon, 2000.  In R.C. Seewald (Ed.) A sound foundation through early identification, Pp 65-76, Phonak: Stafa, Switzerland.  Click here to read the abstract.

  • An introduction to the NAL-NL1 prescription procedure for non-linear hearing aids.  Harvey Dillon et al. Hoerakustik, Sept., 2000, 6-14.

  • Incentives and Obstacles to the Routine Use of Outcomes Measures by Clinicians. Harvey Dillon and Mei So.  Ear & Hearing, 2000, Vol. 21, No. 4.  Click here to read the abstract.

  • Relative loudness perception of low and high frequency sounds in the open and occluded ear.  Gitte Keidser et al, JASA, 2000, 107(6) 3351-3357.

  • Client preferences for compression threshold in single channel wide dynamic range hearing aids.  Chris Barker and Harvey Dillon. Ear Hear., 1999, 20,127-139.

  • Clinical use of paired comparisons to evaluate hearing aid fitting of severely/profoundly hearing impaired children. Teresa Ching et al. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 1999, Vol. 21, no.2, 51-63.

  • NAL-NL1: A new prescriptive fitting procedure for non-linear hearing aids.  Harvey Dillon.  Hearing J., 1999, 52(4), 10-16.

  • The NAL team responds.  Harvey Dillon et al. Hearing J., 1999, 52(4), 36-38.

  • Measuring the outcomes of a national rehabilitation program: Normative data for the Client Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) and the Hearing Aid Users Questionnaire (HAUQ).  Harvey Dillon et al.  Amer. Acad. Audiol., 1999, 10, 67-79.  Click here to read the abstract.

  • An efficient, adaptive method of measuring loudness growth functions. Gitte Keidser et al. Scandinavian Audiology, Volume 28, Issue 1(1999) -  An abstract of the article can be found by accessing the publisher's website <www.tandf.co.uk/tfas>

  • Using the NAL-NL1 prescriptive procedure with advanced hearing aids. Gitte Keidser et al. Hearing Review, 1999, 6(11):8-20.  Click here to view this article.

  • NAL-NL1: A fitting rule for non-linear hearing instruments. Published in Auditory Models and Non-linear Hearing Instruments.  Gitte Keidser et al., 1999. Eds A N Rasmussen, P A Osterhammel, T Anderson, & T Poulsen. Proc. 18th Danavox Symposium, Denmark, Sept, 403-41.

  • A clinical procedure for evaluating the frequency response setting of children's hearing aids.  Teresa Ching et al. NAL Annual Report 1997/98.  Click here to read this article.

  • Preferred Compression Threshold with 2:1 Wide Dynamic Range Compression in Everyday Environments.   Harvey Dillon et al.  Aust. J. Audiol. 1998. Vol. 20, 33-44.

  • The National Acoustic Laboratories’ Procedure for Selecting the Saturation Sound Pressure Level of Hearing Aids: Theoretical Derivation.  Harvey Dillon and Lydia Storey. Ear. Hear. 1998, Vol. 19, 255-266. 

  • The Change in Overall Level, Spectral Shape, and Loudness Perception of Speech Produced With Different Vocal Effort.  Gitte Keidser et al.  Aust. J. Audiol. 1998, Vol. 20, 21-32.

  • The National Acoustic Laboratories’ Procedure for Selecting the Saturation Sound Pressure Level of Hearing Aids: Experimental Validation.  Lydia Storey et al. Ear. Hear. 1998, Vol. 19, 267-279.

  • Locating sounds and understanding speech in noise. Denis Byrne et al, 1997.   NAL Annual Report 1996/97.  

  • The use of NAL FM amplification systems for improving classroom communication by hearing-impaired Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children. Robyn Massie et al.  NAL Annual Report 1996/97.  Click here to read this article.

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