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Siemens
Symposium
in Audiology
Dr. William Noble
Professor of Psychology, University
of New England , Australia
Dr. Noble is curre=
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the Levitt Visiting Professor, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Institute at the
What are the Benefits of Fitt=
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Two Hearing Aids / Implants?
Two hear= ing aids do not seem to deliver benefit in traditional areas such as hearing sp= eech in noise. They show their effect in yet more demanding contexts – handling dual speech streams, suppressing competing streams, dynamic spatial awareness. The payoff is reduced listening effort. Outcomes comparing one versus two implants are broadly similar. Two implants deliver most strongly= in improved spatial hearing.
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May 19, 2005
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