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Developing an Appropriate Digital Hearing Aid for Low-Resource Countries: A Case Study
Joint Authors
Israsena, P.
Isaradisaikul, S.
Noymai, A.
Boonyanukul, S.
Hemakom, A.
Chinnarat, C.
Navacharoen, N.
Lekagul, S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This paper reviews the development process and discusses the key findings which resulted from our multidisciplinary research team's effort to develop an alternative digital hearing suitable for low-resource countries such as Thailand.
A cost-effective, fully programmable digital hearing aid, with its specifications benchmarking against WHO's recommendations, was systematically designed, engineered, and tested.
Clinically it had undergone a full clinical trial that employed the outcome measurement protocol adopted from the APHAB, the first time implemented in Thai language.
Results indicated that using the hearing aid improves user’s satisfaction in terms of ease of communication, background noises, and reverberation, with clear benefit after 3 and 6 months, confirming its efficacy.
In terms of engineering, the hearing aid also proved to be robust, passing all the designated tests.
As the technology has successfully been transferred to a local company for the production phase, we also discuss other challenges that may arise before the device can be introduced into the market.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Israsena, P.& Isaradisaikul, S.& Noymai, A.& Boonyanukul, S.& Hemakom, A.& Chinnarat, C.…[et al.]. 2013. Developing an Appropriate Digital Hearing Aid for Low-Resource Countries: A Case Study. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033055
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Israsena, P.…[et al.]. Developing an Appropriate Digital Hearing Aid for Low-Resource Countries: A Case Study. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033055
American Medical Association (AMA)
Israsena, P.& Isaradisaikul, S.& Noymai, A.& Boonyanukul, S.& Hemakom, A.& Chinnarat, C.…[et al.]. Developing an Appropriate Digital Hearing Aid for Low-Resource Countries: A Case Study. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033055
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033055