Article
Segmenting Dispensers: Factors in the Selection of Open-canal Fittings
The Hearing Journal
(2006)
Abstract
The trend is clear. More clinicians and patients are choosing open-canal (OC) fitting hearing aids as a treatment option for hearing impairments. Now, just a few years after GN ReSound's launch of an OC device called the ReSoundAIR, nearly every manufacturer has a similar product. In a very real sense, an OC is more or less a small behind-the-ear (BTE) device with a tube fitting, although some products classified as “open” have the receiver in the ear canal and use a wire rather than a tube to connect with the ear canal.
Keywords
- dispensers,
- hearing aids,
- amplification,
- open-canal fittings,
- audiology
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 1, 2006
DOI
10.1097/01.HJ.0000286219.07211.99
Citation Information
Earl E. Johnson. "Segmenting Dispensers: Factors in the Selection of Open-canal Fittings" The Hearing Journal Vol. 59 Iss. 11 (2006) p. 58 - 60 ISSN: 0745-7472 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/earl-johnson/27/