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10/27/2019  |   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM   |  Ventana Ballroom C

Why Should We Bother with Verification of Hearing Aids

Due to the proliferation of technology in the hearing aid industry, it is easy to assume that one program will work appropriately for all wearers. This presentation will delve in to the fallacy that all wearers will achieve success in their amplification experience when dispensed "first fit" programmed hearing aid.

  • Identify 3 reasons why one hearing aid does not fit all
  • What challenges may exist with "First Fit" programming
  • What is the result of underfitting a hearing aid

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Jackie Clark (POC,Primary Presenter), UT Dallas/Callier Center, jclark@utdallas.edu;
Professor Jackie Clark is currently a Clinical Associate Professor UT Dallas’ School of Brain & Behavior Sciences – AuD Program, and has been appointed as a Research Scholar at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was the recipient of the American Academy of Audiology Humanitarian Award in 2005. When in Texas, she carries an active clinical caseload with clinical duties involving adult and pediatric diagnosis, hearing aid dispensing, and electrophysiological assessments. She has been actively engaged in a personal annual philanthropic program throughout Sub-Saharan Africa which she began in 1998.
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