All Outputs (2)

Spatial hearing and hearing aids (2016)
Book Chapter
Akeroyd, M. A., & Whitmer, W. M. (2016). Spatial hearing and hearing aids. In G. R. Popelka, B. C. Moore, R. R. Fay, & A. N. Popper (Eds.), Hearing aids. Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33036-5_7

The questions of whether hearing-impaired listeners are also impaired for the localization of sounds and what benefits hearing aids can provide are important for understanding the wider effects of hearing impairment. We review here 29 studies publis... Read More about Spatial hearing and hearing aids.

Hearing aid validation (2016)
Book Chapter
Whitmer, W. M., Wright-Whyte, K. F., Holman, J. A., & Akeroyd, M. A. (2016). Hearing aid validation. In G. R. Popelka, B. C. Moore, R. R. Fay, & A. N. Popper (Eds.), Hearing aids. Springer Science+Business Media

Validation provides quality assurance that a hearing aid wearer’s needs are being met—that the solution meets not only their technical requirements (i.e., verification) but also their requirements for everyday communication. In the past 50 years, the... Read More about Hearing aid validation.