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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Semin Hear 2024; 45(02): 153-171
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786523
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Chapter 2: My Hearing Aid Isn't Working Like It Used to…

Lori Zitelli
1   Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Catherine Palmer
1   Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Abstract

This chapter will take you through specific patient complaints and the test box measures you can use to address these complaints. These measurements give you data that aid in your decision making about what is wrong, if anything, with the hearing aid and how you might address the problem. Before we discuss specific patient complaints and problems, let us review the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) guidelines for hearing aid testing in a test box.

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hearing aid troubleshooting - battery drain - total harmonic distortion - ANSI Hearing Aid Standard - hearing aid gain


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Article published online:
17 May 2024

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