Customizing Hearing Aid Fittings to Improve Patient Outcomes (Sponsored by Oticon, Inc.)-Video - Customizing Hearing Aid Fittings to Improve Patient Outcomes

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Amanda Lawrence, an Oticon trainer, presents a course on personalizing patient fittings using Oticon’s Genie2 software. She highlights tools for customization, focusing on the MoreSound Intelligence (MSI) system, which handles directional and noise reduction strategies to improve speech understanding in noise. Default MSI settings are recommended initially to allow patient adaptation, with adjustments made later based on patient feedback, varying noise reduction aggressiveness according to environment complexity.<br /><br />She explains the MSI interface’s concepts of "easy" and "difficult" listening situations and how settings can be tweaked for greater noise suppression and directional focus, enhancing speech detail or comfort as needed. Amanda emphasizes understanding patient environments to optimize settings.<br /><br />The course also covers Oticon’s Real Ear Measurement (REM) AutoFit tool, which automates verification by matching hearing aid gain to prescribed targets accurately and efficiently, helping ensure audibility and patient satisfaction. REM AutoFit simplifies traditional, often time-consuming verification through software integration with compatible RIM systems, including Interacoustics, MedRx, Native Sensory, and AudioScan VeriFit, supporting different clinic budgets and setups.<br /><br />Amanda concludes by affirming the value of Genie2 and REM AutoFit for precise, individualized fittings that save time, reduce follow-ups, and enhance patient outcomes and loyalty. She invites participants to contact Oticon representatives for further support or materials.

Keywords

Oticon Genie2

MoreSound Intelligence

hearing aid customization

noise reduction strategies

Real Ear Measurement AutoFit

hearing aid verification

patient fitting optimization