Amplification and Assistive Devices (AAD)

HS301 - Exceeding Expectations: Setting the New Standard for Natural Sound

Friday, April 1, 2022

9:10 AM – 9:40 AM CT

Location: HearTECH Hub

Earn 0.05 CEUs

Presented By

Lead Presenter(s)

Dana Helmink, AuD

Sr. Director, Audiology/Clinical Education
Widex
Hauppauge, New York

Disclosure: Financial Disclosures: Widex- Employment
Non-Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant non-financial relationships with anything to disclose.

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Presenter(s)

Soren Nielsen

President, Widex USA, Inc.

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

In hearing aid design, the fundamental goal is to deliver natural sound that is accurate, complete, and free from distortions. The signal-processing choices in a hearing aid profoundly influence user experience and treatment, but what are the signal processing design choices that contribute to delivering natural sound? This presentation focuses on how sound quality and signal processing are related, outlining the pros and cons of different possible choices, and ultimately arguing for a choice that preserves the signal and matches the human auditory system as closely as possible.

Learning Objectives:

Describe three elements of digital signal processing design that contribute to sound quality.
Compare signal processing delay across the current hearing aid landscape.
List signal processing strategies to make recommendations to patients.