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Introduction to Hearing Aids

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Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 56))

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This chapter describes the background to the volume and introduces the range of disciplines that are involved in the development and evaluation of hearing aids. It then describes some basic aspects of hearing aids, such as the different styles of hearing aids and requirements for batteries. The chapter then gives an overview and brief summary of the remaining chapters in the volume, describing the components that are used in hearing aids; the needs of users; the signal processing that is used in hearing aids for listening to speech, music, and environmental sounds; wireless accessories and wireless communication between hearing aids; the fitting of hearing aids; the benefits of bilateral fittings; the verification of fittings; and evaluation of effectiveness.

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Conflict of interest

Brian C.J. Moore has conducted research projects in collaboration with (and partly funded by) Phonak, Starkey, Siemens, Oticon, GNReseound, Bernafon, Hansaton, and Earlens. Brian C.J. Moore acts as a consultant for Earlens.Gerald Popelka declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB, UK

    Brian C. J. Moore

  2. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, 801 Welch Road, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Gerald R. Popelka

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  2. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Brian C. J. Moore

  3. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

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  4. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

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Moore, B.C.J., Popelka, G.R. (2016). Introduction to Hearing Aids. In: Popelka, G., Moore, B., Fay, R., Popper, A. (eds) Hearing Aids. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 56. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33036-5_1

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