Guidelines for Hearing Aid Fitting for Adults
Publication: American Journal of Audiology
Volume 7, Number 1
Pages 5-13
Abstract
The Guidelines for Hearing Aid Fitting for Adults were developed by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Ad Hoc Committee on Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting. Members of the committee are Michael Valente, chair; Ruth Bentler; Holly S. Kaplan, ex officio; Richard Seewald; Timothy Trine; Dennis Van Vliet; and Lawrence W. Higdon, Vice President for Professional Practices in Audiology, monitoring vice president.
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