Hearing Aid Verification: Tools and Techniques to Simplify the Process, Save Time, and Improve Patient Outcomes

By John Pumford, AuD

Description

Verification, including real-ear and test box measurement, is commonly viewed as a best practice procedure during the hearing aid fitting process. Given ongoing industry disruptions in product offerings, changes in service delivery models and increasing competition, the need to provide proven clinical services that support practice success has never been greater. This presentation will focus on recent advancements in hearing aid fitting systems that aim to simplify the verification process, save time, and improve patient outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Review recent advancements designed to address the challenges of probe tube placement and Audioscan’s solution - ProbeGUIDE.
  2. Review automated verification to target technology, implementation considerations and Audioscan’s solution - VerifitLINK.
  3. Review simulated REM advancements, including Audioscan’s venting correction feature that enhances the value of this verification option.