{"id":2096,"date":"2018-05-17T13:46:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bear-hearing.dk\/?page_id=2096"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:06:29","slug":"validation-of-new-strategies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bear-hearing.dk\/da\/work-areas\/validation-of-new-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Validering af nye strategier \u2013 Arbejdsomr\u00e5der"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arbejdsomr\u00e5der<\/h3>\t\t\t
Projektet havde otte arbejdsomr\u00e5der, som blev aktiveret l\u00f8bende. De f\u00f8rste tre omr\u00e5der var aktive ved projektets start og vedr\u00f8rte studier af eksisterende praksis og pilot tests af nye metoder. De n\u00e6ste to omr\u00e5der startede senere i projektet og skulle afpr\u00f8ve og vurdere nye strategier. De sidste to omr\u00e5der havde til form\u00e5l at tilpasse de mest lovende metoder til klinisk praksis og vurdere potentialet for anvendelsen i brugerstyrede forl\u00f8b. Endelig var der et arbejdsomr\u00e5de, som havde til form\u00e5l at oms\u00e6tte resultaterne til evt. nye retningslinjer og nye standarder.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Validering af nye strategier<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>
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Form\u00e5let med dette arbejde er at vurdere, om der opn\u00e5s bedre resultater ved anvendelse af de udvidede h\u00f8retests og tilpasningsstrategier, som blev udviklet i projektets f\u00f8rste fase. En antal brugere gennemgik en revideret protokol, hvor h\u00f8retests og tilpasning var delvis eksperimentel med evt. yderligere opf\u00f8lgning og tests af udbytte. Arbejdet bidrog til at kortl\u00e6gge den potentielle gevinst ved evt. supplerende m\u00e5linger og giver grundlag for at prioritere evt. nye strategier for forskellige bruger grupper.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jesper Hvass Schmidt<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nMedicinsk Audiolog\r\nOdense Universitetshospital\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Amalie Tage Stubberup<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nTeknisk Audiolog\r\nOdense Universitetshospital\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Lotte Petersen<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nTeknisk Audiolog\r\nAalborg Universitetshospital\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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G\u00e9rard Loquet<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nLektor\r\nAalborg Universitet\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Oscar Ca\u00f1ete<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nPost Doc\r\nSyddansk Universitet\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Gert Ravn<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSeniorkonsulent\r\nFORCE Technology\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Carsten Daugaard<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSeniorkonsulent\r\nFORCE Technology\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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S\u00e9bastien Santurette<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSenior forsker\r\nOticon\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Tobias Piechowiak<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSeniorforsker\r\nGN Resound\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Borys Kowalewski<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nForskningsingeni\u00f8r\r\nWSAudiology\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2024<\/h3>\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>

Ca\u00f1ete, Oscar M; Loquet, G\u00e9rard; Sanchez-Lopez, Raul; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Schnack-Petersen, Rikke; Gaihede, Michael; Schmidt, Jesper H; Hammersh\u00f8i, Dorte; Neher, Tobias<\/p>

Auditory Profile-Based Hearing Aid Fitting: Self-Reported Benefit for First-Time Hearing Aid Users<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

Audiological Research, <\/span>14 <\/span>(1), <\/span>pp. 183-195, <\/span>2024<\/span>.<\/p>

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@article{AdiolRes2024,
\r\ntitle = {Auditory Profile-Based Hearing Aid Fitting: Self-Reported Benefit for First-Time Hearing Aid Users},
\r\nauthor = {Oscar M Ca\u00f1ete and G\u00e9rard Loquet and Raul Sanchez-Lopez and Dan Dupont Hougaard and Rikke Schnack-Petersen and Michael Gaihede and Jesper H Schmidt and Dorte Hammersh\u00f8i and Tobias Neher},
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2039-4349\/14\/1\/17},
\r\ndoi = {10.3390\/audiolres14010017},
\r\nyear = {2024},
\r\ndate = {2024-02-08},
\r\njournal = {Audiological Research},
\r\nvolume = {14},
\r\nnumber = {1},
\r\npages = {183-195},
\r\nabstract = {Background: Although hearing aids (HAs) can compensate for reduced audibility, functional outcomes and benefits vary widely across individuals. As part of the Danish \u2018Better hEAring Rehabilitation\u2019 (BEAR) project, four distinct auditory profiles differing in terms of audiometric thresholds and supra-threshold hearing abilities were recently identified. Additionally, profile-specific HA-fitting strategies were proposed. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the self-reported benefit of these profile-based HA fittings in a group of new HA users. Methods: A total of 205 hearing-impaired older adults were recruited from two Danish university hospitals. Participants were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: (1) NAL-NL2 gain prescription combined with default advanced feature settings (\u2018reference fitting\u2019) or (2) auditory profile-based fitting with tailored gain prescription and advanced feature settings (\u2018BEAR fitting\u2019). Two months after treatment, the participants completed the benefit version of the short form of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12-B) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire. Results: Overall, participants reported a clear benefit from HA treatment. However, no significant differences in the SSQ12-B or IOI-HA scores between the reference and BEAR fittings were found. Conclusion: First-time users experience clear benefits from HA treatment. Auditory profile-based HA fitting warrants further investigation.},
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Background: Although hearing aids (HAs) can compensate for reduced audibility, functional outcomes and benefits vary widely across individuals. As part of the Danish \u2018Better hEAring Rehabilitation\u2019 (BEAR) project, four distinct auditory profiles differing in terms of audiometric thresholds and supra-threshold hearing abilities were recently identified. Additionally, profile-specific HA-fitting strategies were proposed. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the self-reported benefit of these profile-based HA fittings in a group of new HA users. Methods: A total of 205 hearing-impaired older adults were recruited from two Danish university hospitals. Participants were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: (1) NAL-NL2 gain prescription combined with default advanced feature settings (\u2018reference fitting\u2019) or (2) auditory profile-based fitting with tailored gain prescription and advanced feature settings (\u2018BEAR fitting\u2019). Two months after treatment, the participants completed the benefit version of the short form of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12-B) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire. Results: Overall, participants reported a clear benefit from HA treatment. However, no significant differences in the SSQ12-B or IOI-HA scores between the reference and BEAR fittings were found. Conclusion: First-time users experience clear benefits from HA treatment. Auditory profile-based HA fitting warrants further investigation.<\/div>

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2022<\/h3>\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>

Sanchez-Lopez, Raul; Wu, Mengfan; Fereczkowski, Michal; Santurette, S\u00e9bastien; Baumann, Monika; Kowalewski, Borys; Piechowiak, Tobias; Bisgaard, Nikolai; Ravn, Gert; Narayanan, Sreeram Kaithali; Dau, Torsten; Neher, Tobias<\/p>

Towards Auditory Profile-Based Hearing-Aid Fittings: BEAR Rationale and Clinical Implementation<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

Audiological Research, <\/span>12 <\/span>(5), <\/span>pp. 564-573, <\/span>2022<\/span>.<\/p>

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@article{AudRes2022a,
\r\ntitle = {Towards Auditory Profile-Based Hearing-Aid Fittings: BEAR Rationale and Clinical Implementation},
\r\nauthor = {Raul Sanchez-Lopez and Mengfan Wu and Michal Fereczkowski and S\u00e9bastien Santurette and Monika Baumann and Borys Kowalewski and Tobias Piechowiak and Nikolai Bisgaard and Gert Ravn and Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan and Torsten Dau and Tobias Neher},
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/audiolres12050055},
\r\ndoi = {10.3390\/audiolres12050055},
\r\nyear = {2022},
\r\ndate = {2022-10-09},
\r\njournal = {Audiological Research},
\r\nvolume = {12},
\r\nnumber = {5},
\r\npages = {564-573},
\r\nabstract = {(1) Background: To improve hearing-aid rehabilitation, the Danish \u2018Better hEAring Rehabilitation\u2019 (BEAR) project recently
\r\ndeveloped methods for individual hearing loss
\r\ncharacterization and hearing-aid fitting. Four auditory profiles differing in terms of audiometric hearing loss and supra-threshold hearing abilities were identified. To enable auditory profile-based hearing-aid treatment, a fitting rationale leveraging differences in gain prescription and signal-to- noise (SNR) improvement was developed. This report describes the translation of this rationale to clinical devices supplied by three industrial partners. (2) Methods: Regarding the SNR improvement, advanced feature settings were proposed and verified based on free-field measurements made with an acoustic mannikin fitted with the different hearing aids. Regarding the gain prescription, a clinically feasible fitting tool and procedure based on real-ear gain adjustments were developed. (3) Results: Analyses of the collected real-ear gain and SNR improvement data confirmed the feasibility of the clinical implementation. Differences between the auditory profile-based fitting strategy and a current \u2018best practice\u2019 procedure based on the NAL- NL2 fitting rule were verified and are discussed in terms of limitations and future perspectives. (4) Conclusion: Based on a joint effort from academic and industrial partners, the BEAR fitting rationale was transferred to commercially available hearing aids.},
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(1) Background: To improve hearing-aid rehabilitation, the Danish \u2018Better hEAring Rehabilitation\u2019 (BEAR) project recently
\r\ndeveloped methods for individual hearing loss
\r\ncharacterization and hearing-aid fitting. Four auditory profiles differing in terms of audiometric hearing loss and supra-threshold hearing abilities were identified. To enable auditory profile-based hearing-aid treatment, a fitting rationale leveraging differences in gain prescription and signal-to- noise (SNR) improvement was developed. This report describes the translation of this rationale to clinical devices supplied by three industrial partners. (2) Methods: Regarding the SNR improvement, advanced feature settings were proposed and verified based on free-field measurements made with an acoustic mannikin fitted with the different hearing aids. Regarding the gain prescription, a clinically feasible fitting tool and procedure based on real-ear gain adjustments were developed. (3) Results: Analyses of the collected real-ear gain and SNR improvement data confirmed the feasibility of the clinical implementation. Differences between the auditory profile-based fitting strategy and a current \u2018best practice\u2019 procedure based on the NAL- NL2 fitting rule were verified and are discussed in terms of limitations and future perspectives. (4) Conclusion: Based on a joint effort from academic and industrial partners, the BEAR fitting rationale was transferred to commercially available hearing aids.<\/div>

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