Fast versus Slow Compression in Hearing Aids: Hearing Thresholds Predict Preference but Not Speech Outcomes
Highlights
– In a single-blinded crossover RCT of 56 older adults, 77% expressed a preference for either fast or slow compression; preferences were split roughly equally between the two modes.
– The only consistent predictor of preference was the degree of hearing loss: participants with greater hearing loss preferred slow-acting compression; the boundary was a 4-frequency average (better ear) of about 35 dB HL.
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