Application of Data Mining to a Large Hearing-Aid Manufacturer's Dataset to Identify Possible Benefits for Clinicians, Manufacturers, and Users

Trends in Hearing
Joseph C MellorJohn Keane

Abstract

Modern hearing instruments contain logging technology to record data, such as the acoustic environments in which the device is being used and how the signal processing is consequently operating. Combined with patient data, such as the audiogram, this information gives a more comprehensive picture of the user and their relationship with the aid. Here, a relatively large, anonymized dataset (>300,000 devices, >150,000 wearers) from a hearing-aid manufacturer was data mined for connections between subsets of the logged varieties of data. Apart from replicating links that have previously been reported in labor-intensive studies, a link between device style (in-the-ear/behind-the-ear) and the sound levels of encountered environments was demonstrated, suggesting that some device types are more successful from a lifestyle perspective. Furthermore, the data also suggested links between the audiogram and the sound environments in which the aid was operated. Modeling the expected link between the environment and the microphone directionality settings revealed patterns of either abnormal fitting or where the aid was not operating correctly-factors that may indicate a failed fitting. Given the necessarily redacted nature of the dataset, th...Continue Reading

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Jan 28, 2020·Ear and Hearing·Gabrielle H SaundersDoris-Eva Bamiou
Sep 19, 2020·American Journal of Audiology·Lauren K DillardGraham Naylor

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