Hearing Aid. measurement of electroacoustical characteristics

 

S. J. Pérez-Ruiz¹, R. Damián-Zamacona², S. Quintana-Thierry², M. A. Bañuelos-Saucedo² & J. Castillo-Hernández²

 

¹ Laboratorio de Acustica, Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico, UNAM Apdo. Postal 70-186, Coyoacán, 04510, México, D.F.

² Laboratorio de Electrónica, Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico, UNAM Apdo. Postal 70-186, Coyoacán, 04510, México, D.F.

 

Received: January 13^th, 2003.
Accepted: March 4^th, 2003.

 

Abstract

In this work we show the results obtained from several measurements, on hearing aid (HA) prototype carried out at the Acoustic Laboratory of the Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CCADET) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). The hearing aid has been developed at the Electronics Laboratory of the same Center. All the electroacoustic measurements have been made according to the recommendations established in the ANSI and IEC Standards for hearing aids.

Keywords: Hearing Aids, Hearing Impairament, Hearing Assesment, Sensory Aids.

 

Resumen

En este trabajo, mostramos los resultados de varias mediciones para caracterizar un prototipo de un auxiliar (prótesis) auditivo. El prototipo fue desarrollado en el laboratorio de electrónica del Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CCADET) en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Todas las medidas electroacústicas se han hecho según las recomendaciones establecidas en las normas ANSI y IEC para los auxiliares auditivos.

 

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