Table 1.
Participants’ ages, etiology of hearing loss, manufacturer/model/style of own hearing aids, and final digital frequency compression (DFC) ratios used for each participant’s Nano Xp hearing aid, as well as the number of weeks during which the Nano Xp hearing aids were worn before testing.
Participant | Age (years) | Etiology | Own hearing aid | DFC ratio | No. weeks in trial |
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S1 | 84 | Noise exposure, presbycusis | Oticon Syncro BTEs | 5.00:5.00 | 8 |
S2 | 67 | Unknown | Starkey 10 series intelli mid-freq circuit ITE L, Oticon Adapto BTE R | 3.75:3.75 | 6 |
S3 | 75 | Familial | ReSound Canta 4 BTEs | 2.25:2.25 | 7 |
S4 | 67 | Noise exposure/military service | Oticon Adapto-P BTEs | 5.00:5.00 | 8 |
S5 | 76 | Unknown | Oticon Adapto BTEs | 2.50:2.25 | 6 |
S6 | 60 | Noise exposure/military service | Widex Senso Diva BTEs | 4.00:4.25 | 5 |
Note. BTE = behind the ear; ITE = in the ear.