Subject: Re: Yet again on hearing aids From: Bill Noble <wnoble(at)POBOX.UNE.EDU.AU> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:02:42 +1000I 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(at)TITAN.SFASU.EDU> >To: "Al Bregman" <al.bregman(at)mcgill.ca> >Cc: "AUDITORY" <auditory(at)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 > > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html > > > > > >