Verification of the hearing aid fitting is a very important part of the fitting process. To try to make this process a bit easier, rather than using traditional real-ear measurements, hearing care professionals can use the Visible Speech Mapping modules in the Affinity Suite. Visible Speech Mapping is an intuitive tool which helps hearing care professionals better explain the benefits of amplification.
Speech Mapping is a Real Ear Aided Response (REAR) measurement; therefore the same equipment that is needed for a REAR is also needed. To start, follow the steps below.
Used to counsel regarding audibility.
Use this to visibly show, using a percentage, improvement in speech intelligibility from unaided to aided.
Adaptive Feature example 1: Demonstrating Frequency Shifting.
Adaptive feature example 2: Demonstrating Noise Reduction.