The purpose of this study was to evaluate remote microphone performance across three hearing aid brands using various simulated electroacoustic verification methods to optimize speech perception outcomes in a real-world environment.
If simulated electroacoustic verification is shown to reliably predict real-world remote microphone performance, audiologists should consider incorporating it into routine remote microphone fitting protocols — await full results before changing practice.
Validating a simulated verification approach for remote microphone systems could standardize fitting quality and reduce the need for lengthy real-world testing sessions across all major hearing aid platforms.
- 01Study evaluates simulated electroacoustic verification as a predictor of real-world remote microphone (RM) speech perception.
- 02Three major hearing aid brands are included, broadening generalizability.
- 03Published in the American Journal of Audiology (AJA), a peer-reviewed clinical journal.
- 04Findings could influence how audiologists verify and fit remote microphone systems.
- 05PMID: 42059816; DOI: 10.1044/2026_AJA-25-00292.
Simulated electroacoustic verification can predict real-world remote microphone speech perception performance.
studyunclearResults are comparable across three different hearing aid brands.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42059816
- DOI
- 10.1044/2026_AJA-25-00292.
- Journal
- American Journal of Audiology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Hearing aid users evaluated with remote microphone systems across three hearing aid brands
- Intervention
- Simulated electroacoustic verification of remote microphone systems
- Comparator
- Real-world remote microphone speech perception performance
Primary outcomes
Speech perception scores with remote microphone system in real-world conditions; Correlation between simulated electroacoustic verification outcomes and real-world performance