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September 10, 2025The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Pros and cons of using virtual reality in clinical research for hearing device evaluation and fitting

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Virtual reality allows for more efficient fitting of hearing devices by reducing the need for follow-up adjustments.
A novel listening test in VR assessed speech intelligibility in cochlear implant users with varied directional sound inputs.
VR environments help tailor settings to patients' preferences and everyday scenarios under audiologist supervision.
While improving settings, challenges include potential difficulties in speech understanding for children not oriented towards speakers.

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Analysis shows that virtual reality offers benefits in hearing device personalization, while also highlighting potential limitations in speech understanding.

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Hendrikse et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1abf954b1d3bfb60e421f https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0037753

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Analysis shows that virtual reality offers benefits in hearing device personalization, while also highlighting potential limitations in speech understanding.

Pros and cons of using virtual reality in clinical research for hearing device evaluation and fitting

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Pros and cons of using virtual reality in clinical research for hearing device evaluation and fitting

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