and using the test box is really the only way to know exactly what any hearing aid is doing at any point in time....brand new from the manufacturer, it should have a test run in the box, which many audiologists fail to do before fitting it on a patient.   You can use test box to assess problems 'in house' and trouble shoot before sending in for repair...it won't catch everything...but if you run an comprehensive EAA (takes less than 5 minutes) you can spot most problems.  All repairs that come back from manufacturer should have an EAA as well, as I know we have occasions at our clinic that the hearing aid comes back from the manufacturer and it's not really repaired.  What a shame to put that back on a patient...and not have solved their problem, and only made them more frustrated.  We do our profession an injustice when we cut corners.  I'm forced to use the test box, as I have a profound loss and a listening check is not an option for me - but the evidence suggests using the test box is what we should all be doing, hard of hearing or not. :)

Stephanie Sjoblad, Au.D.
Clinic Coordinator
UNC-Chapel Hill
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From: Peter B <pbcarrollton@...>
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008 9:49 am
Subject: Re: [HOHAudiologists]
To: HOHAudiologists@yahoogroups.com

> hmmm...the old fashioned way. the old analyzer where you insert
> into a coupler, close the lid, and get a printout. works on any model.
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> Subject: [HOHAudiologists]
> To: HOHAudiologists@yahoogroups.com, "earprof"
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> Kristina
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Stephanie J. Sjoblad, Au.D.
Clinic Coordinator-Audiology
Audiologist/Assistant Professor
UNC Hearing and Communication Center
6015 Farrington Road, #103
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
ssjoblad@...

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