Fitting to targets for average speech – Audioscan Axiom User Manual

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Axiom

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User's Guide Version 1.8

May 2015

3. Click on

to start this test. Once the test is started, click on the [Stimulus] list button to select the

stimulus type as Speech-std(1), Speech-std(2) or Speech-ISTS. Click on the [Level] list button and select a
stimulus level of 50 dB. The bar beside the

shows the SII for the unaided stimulus at 50 dB SPL (the

Unaided Audibar). To change the default stimulus type and level see Saving test setup.

4. While the passage is being presented, adjust the hearing instrument's frequency shaping and gain for soft

sounds so that the middle curve (the LTASS) falls within the target range, shown by the

symbols,

especially between 500 - 4000 Hz. These target symbols are automatically adjusted for the stimulus level you
select.

5. Click on

to signal average and store a complete passage. Repeat as necessary.

6. Click on

to stop the test without recording any test data.

Upon completion of a test recording, a colored Aided Audibar beside the

shows the SII for the aided soft

speech signal. The difference between the unaided and aided SII score (and the associated length of their
respective 'Audibars' ) visually quantifies the speech intelligibility improvement for soft speech likely provided
by the hearing instrument being fit. To further demonstrate the improvement, the unaided speech 'banana' may
be displayed by clicking

beside the Unaided Audibar.

Fitting to targets for average speech

See Speechmap screen choices for setup and audiometric data entry. See Using Speechmap.

1. Follow the instructions in Speechmap screen choices to enter audiometric data and select the fitting rule.

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