Persons with hearing loss have an unprecedented range of hearing aid features to choose from. Options such as Bluetooth streaming, wearer-controlled apps, varying form factors, and a wide array of processing strategies tend to complicate the hearing aid selection process. This course will discuss how new generation hearing aids, complete with AI-driven features, rechargeable batteries, and direct streaming, lead to sizeable quality of life improvements for many wearers. Additionally, the course will provide a foundation for how clinicians can move away from the traditional good/better/best technology selection process to a more patient-centered process that considers candidacy for new generation hearing aids.
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1) After this course, participants will be able to define the features commonly found in new generation hearing aids
2) After this course, participants will be able to describe how these new generation hearing aid features contribute to substantial quality of life improvements
3) After this course, participants will be able to transition away from the traditional good/better/best technology system to one that considers preference and aptitude for AI-driven features found in new generation hearing aids.
