Abstract
Noisy rooms present difficult challenges for listeners with hearing loss, and sensory aids have limitations in overcoming those challenges. New technology from EarMachine(c) allows for individuals with hearing loss to self-adjust hearing aid amplification parameters. This technology can provide data to empirically answer questions about listener preferences in noise. Results from 30 listeners demonstrated gain profiles revealing extremely large individual preferences that are not well predicted by age, gender, or hearing loss. Preference judgments suggest that sound quality and comfort are important variables that can be achieved without significant loss of speech intelligibility.
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