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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Amplifon S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Gian Carlo Gozzelino, Milan, IT;
Amplifon S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Abstract
Method for selecting and adjusting in a customised manner a hearing aid comprising the following steps: A. receiving () indications on one or more needs of a patient; B. receiving () indications from the patient concerning his/her perception of his/her own hearing with respect to listening situations by assigning a respective value on a first value scale; C. performing () an audiometric PTA test on the patient, wherein the patient wears a headset and hearing is not assisted by any hearing aid; D. performing () an audiometric ANL test on the patient; E. in the case where the resulting value of the audiometric PTA test is not larger than 80 dB, performing () an audiometric SPIN test on the patient; F. in the case where the resulting value of the audiometric PTA test is larger than 80 dB, or in the case where the resulting value of the audiometric PTA test is not larger than 80 dB and the resulting value of the SPIN test is larger than 6, performing () an audiometric SPIQ test on the patient, wherein the patient wears a headset; G. displaying () the resulting values of the audiometric tests performed in steps C, D, E and/or F on a same second value scale; H. selecting () one or more available hearing aids, J. automatically determining () a related adjustment of operating parameters of the respective signal processing unit to allow meeting the needs determined in step A.