The objective of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Widex Sound Assist remote microphone when used with varying distances between the talker and remote microphone device. Understanding this distance effect could help Hearing Care Professionals instruct their patients adequately so the patients receive the most benefit from using remote microphone technology.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to explain the rationale for evaluating remote microphone performance using farther talker-listener distances.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how varying the distance between the talker and remote microphone impacts potential benefit.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the conditions where the remote microphone is most effective.
Course created on November 13, 2023
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Francis Kuk
PhD
VP Clinical Research, Widex
Francis Kuk, Ph.D. received his PhD in Audiology from the University of Iowa in 1986. He has assumed staff and faculty positions at the University of Iowa and University of Illinois-Chicago respectively. He is currently the VP of Clinical Research at Widex. He has written and presented extensively in the area of hearing aid technology and fittings. He is the editorial consultant for various professional journals. He was on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the current president of the American Auditory Society (AAS).
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Petri Korhonen
MSc (tech)
Petri Korhonen received his M.Sc. (Tech) degree in electrical engineering from Helsinki University of Technology (Aalto University). He worked as a researcher in the Laboratory of Acoustic and Audio Signal Processing at Helsinki University of Technology from 2004 to 2006. In 2006 he joined ORCA-USA (Office of Research in Clinical Amplification), a clinical research facility of WS Audiology, where he is currently a Senior Research Scientist.
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Christopher Slugocki
PhD
Christopher Slugocki, Ph.D. (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior, McMaster University) is a Research Scientist at ORCA-USA (Office of Research in Clinical Amplification), a clinical research facility of WS Audiology. Presently, his work uses psychophysics and electrophysiology to explore how the human auditory system processes sounds in adverse listening conditions.
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Heidi Peeters
MA
Heidi Peeters, M.A. received her Master’s degree in Audiology at the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. She works as a part-time research audiologist at ORCA-USA with primary responsibilities in study coordination, data collection and data reduction.
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Financial: Petri Korhonen is an employee of WS Audiology. Non-financial: Petri Korhonen has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Christopher Slugocki is an employee of WS Audiology. Non-financial: Christopher Slugocki has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Heidi Peeters is an employee of WS Audiology. Non-financial: Heidi Peeters has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by Widex in partnership with AudiologyOnline.
Content Disclosure: This learning event focuses on Widex products and services and will not include info on other products or services.
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