Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A New Approach to Hearing Aid Directionality: Three-Microphone and Two-Microphone Hearing Aids for Speech Intelligibility. |
| Authors: |
Kılıç, Mert1 kilicmerrt@gmail.com, Akbulut, Ahmet Alperen1, Özcan, Ahsen Kartal1, Satıcı, Sema1, Çankaya, Sare1, Polat, Zahra1 |
| Source: |
American Journal of Audiology. Mar2026, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p161-170. 10p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Auditory perception testing, *Data analysis, *Intelligibility of speech, *Audiometry, *Assistive technology, *Speech perception, *Comparative studies, Noise control, Hearing aid fitting, Noise, T-test (Statistics), Sensorineural hearing loss, Hearing aids, Product design, Signal processing, Descriptive statistics, Statistics, Space perception, Phonetics, Data analysis software, Transducers, Impedance audiometry, Otoscopy |
| Abstract: |
Purpose: Our study aimed to compare the new M&RIE (Microphone & Receiver-In-Ear) hearing aid directionality technology with the traditional omnidirectional mode in terms of speech intelligibility (SI) skills in noise. Method: Twenty-four participants (12 women and 12 men) with bilateral symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss and no hearing aid experience, aged 28-65 years, were included in our study. Audiologic evaluations were performed, and eligible participants were fitted with hearing aids set to M&RIE and omnidirectional modes. Free-field hearing assessments and Turkish Matrix Tests under different signal/ noise conditions were conducted. Results: Significant differences were found between M&RIE and omnidirectional mode for both speech reception threshold and SI in noise when the signal was from the front and noise from the back (p < .01), as well as for SI when both signal and noise were presented from the front (p < .01). Conclusions: In our study, M&RIE outperformed the omnidirectional mode in speech understanding tests under quiet and different noise conditions. Since placing the microphone in the ear canal is the most natural place for sound collection, M&RIE could potentially benefit any hearing aid user within the gain range of the device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of American Journal of Audiology is the property of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
