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Guidelines for the Audiologic Management of Adult Hearing Impairment

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/aaa-2006-adult-hearing-aids/ · record checked 9 October 2026

  • American Academy of Audiology Task Force (Valente M, chair; Abrams H, Benson D, Chisolm T, Citron D, Hampton D, Loavenbruck A, Ricketts T, Solodar H, Sweetow R)
  • American Academy of Audiology (Audiology Today 18(5))

Independent (American Academy of Audiology, the professional association of audiologists; prepared by a task force chaired by Michael Valente)

Summary

The Academy's guideline on hearing aid selection, fitting, verification and validation for adults, including its recommendations on telecoils.

Key findings

  • Recommends considering telecoil circuitry where appropriate, saying telecoil use may suit many patients because it helps with hearing assistance technology as well as with the telephone (evidence level 4, grade C).
  • Lists the telecoil among features to confirm before the fitting, by a listening check where standard electroacoustic methods cannot verify it.
  • Recommends verifying special features for each patient, noting that the desired telecoil orientation depends on use (room loop or telephone), and that "the telecoil output should be verified given the presentation angle of the desired signal"; in-situ measurement simulating the desired condition may be needed for the most accurate result (evidence level 4, grade C).

Limits

Graded on low-level evidence for telecoils, and gives no procedure or target for the telecoil response. The PDF read shows no date; the year and issue come from ASHA's evidence map entry, and the file was created in June 2006. It does not cover cochlear implants.

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American Academy of Audiology Task Force (Valente M, chair; Abrams H, Benson D, Chisolm T, Citron D, Hampton D, Loavenbruck A, Ricketts T, Solodar H, Sweetow R). Guidelines for the Audiologic Management of Adult Hearing Impairment. American Academy of Audiology (Audiology Today 18(5)). 2006. https://audiology-web.s3.amazonaws.com/migrated/haguidelines.pdf_53994876e92e42.70908344.pdf (accessed 9 October 2026).

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