Affinity Compact Support
The BSA Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend using the NAL-NL1/NAL-NL2 fitting formulae when performing Adult hearing aid verification. The choice between the use of the REIG (insertion gain) or the REAR (aided response) is at the audiologists’ discretion as both methods are accepted verification methods. This Quick Guide assumes that the hearing aid has been programmed accordingly based on patients’ needs and hearing loss.
Enter/Select an audiogram from Noah or from the AUD module. If no audiogram is entered or selected, no targets will be displayed.
Connect probe tubes to the REM reference microphones.
Click on the Tube Calibration button and follow the instructions on the screen, this process ensures that the probe tube is made acoustically invisible – enabling an effective display of the actual gain achieved at the tympanic membrane by the hearing aid.
Position the patient approximately 0.5 metres from the REM loudspeaker.
Perform otoscopy to ensure the ear canal is clear.
Snap the REM headsets on the REM headband and place on patient’s ear
Choose the REM Adult UK protocol, this is correctly configured according to the BSA Guidelines.
