Binaural Spatial Mapping OptiMizeS real – WOrld Hearing aid BeHaviOr
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Binaural Spatial Mapping Optimizes Real – World Hearing Aid Behavior For decades, researchers and clinicians have emphasized the importance of bilateral hearing aid fittings in minimizing disruptions to the exquisitelytuned binaural auditory system. The availability of hearing aids with wireless features has renewed interest in the subject, and focused the discussion on signal processing. This paper describes the rationale, design and efficacy of Binaural Spatial Mapping, Starkey’s wireless ear-to-ear communication protocol. Along the way, it debunks some popular notions about binaural hearing, hearing impairment, and listener preferences, arriving at a destination that optimizes real-world hearing aid behavior.
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