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Re: Yet again on hearing aids

I find it curious that "science" is taken to exclude what people
report about their experience.  How does science get going other than
from that basis?  And, if anyone's interested, the structured
self-report approach is yielding very impressive data that will guide
the design of future performance-based inquiry.  See:

Gatehouse, S., & Noble, W. (2004). The Speech, Spatial and Qualities
of Hearing Scale (SSQ). International Journal of Audiology, 43(2),
85-99.
Noble, W., & Gatehouse, S. (2004). Interaural asymmetry of hearing
loss, Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ)
disabilities, and handicap. International Journal of Audiology,
43(2), 100-114.

Bill Noble


Dear Tom,

You wrote:


 if we delete the science from hearing aid fitting, what

do we have left other than

 witch craft?

We have the subjective reports of the patient as to which
settings he or she prefers.  There may be other kinds of science
relevant to this question, not just hearing science: for example
psychology.  Too bad there aren't more studies as to the
variables that lead to the "dresser drawer" solution, since this
question is arguably the most important one that exists
concerning the fitting of  hearing aids, because it's a question
of the difference between some help and no help at all.

Al



----- Original Message -----
From: <g_brennantg@TITAN.SFASU.EDU>
To: "Al Bregman" <al.bregman@mcgill.ca>
Cc: "AUDITORY" <auditory@lists.mcgill.ca>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Yet again on hearing aids



 Al, this is a bit out of context and not the original issue but

a side issue

 Barbara raised.  The iriginal issue had to do with harmonic

fitting of hearing

 aids.  I agree that fitting by formula never does better than

get you somewhere

 in the ball park but I would also point out that there are many

hearing aids in

 dresser drawers regardless of how they are fitted.  Be all that

as it may, if we

 delete the science from hearing aid fitting, what do we have

left other than

 witch craft?

 Tom


 Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP, R/D - AU

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