TY - JOUR
T1 - Repeatability of a Real-Ear-to-Coupler Difference Measurement as a Function of Age
AU - Sinclair, Sheila T.
AU - Beauchaine, Kathryn L.
AU - Moodie, K. Shane
AU - Feigin, Judith A.
AU - Seewald, Richard C.
AU - Stelmachowicz, Patricia G.
PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - For a given individual, the applicability of an average real-ear-to-coupler transfer function in the fitting of hearing aids is of limited utility, because the acoustical properties of individual ears may differ substantially from average transformation values (Feigin, Kopun, Stelmachowicz, & Gorga, 1989; Fikret-Pasa & Revit, 1992). It has been suggested, therefore, that individual real-ear-to-coupler difference (RECD) measures should be obtained whenever possible and applied within the fitting process (Hawkins, 1992; Nelson Barlow, Auslander, Rines, & Stelmachowicz, 1988). The purpose of this study was to investigate the repeatability of a specific RECD measurement procedure that has been developed for clinical application with young children (Moodie, Seewald, & Sinclair, 1994). The test-retest reliability of this procedure is reported for 10 adults and 90 children in the birth-to-7-year age range.
AB - For a given individual, the applicability of an average real-ear-to-coupler transfer function in the fitting of hearing aids is of limited utility, because the acoustical properties of individual ears may differ substantially from average transformation values (Feigin, Kopun, Stelmachowicz, & Gorga, 1989; Fikret-Pasa & Revit, 1992). It has been suggested, therefore, that individual real-ear-to-coupler difference (RECD) measures should be obtained whenever possible and applied within the fitting process (Hawkins, 1992; Nelson Barlow, Auslander, Rines, & Stelmachowicz, 1988). The purpose of this study was to investigate the repeatability of a specific RECD measurement procedure that has been developed for clinical application with young children (Moodie, Seewald, & Sinclair, 1994). The test-retest reliability of this procedure is reported for 10 adults and 90 children in the birth-to-7-year age range.
KW - Amplification
KW - Hearing aid
KW - Pediatric
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U2 - 10.1044/1059-0889.0503.52
DO - 10.1044/1059-0889.0503.52
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0002427224
SN - 1059-0889
VL - 5
SP - 52
EP - 56
JO - American journal of audiology
JF - American journal of audiology
IS - 3
ER -