Patient Education

William J. Campbell M.S. Audiologist 724-482-0028 www.campbellaudiology.com
September 2011
Hearing Aid Fitting
There appears to be some confusion amongst hearing aid fitt…

Temporal Onset Asynchrony
How are we able to maintain a constant perception of speech quality in the midst of daily background noise  such as unwanted speech, traffic,...

Tuning Issues
A Musician’s Dilemma
If you happen to be an instrumentalist and/or a vocalist, you no doubt understand the importance of playing or singing in Nothing…

William J. Campbell M.S. – Audiologist
Hearing test results are often explained by showing the amount of decibel loss at each tone frequency and comparing it to a normal…

William J. Campbell M.S., Audiologist
Compression refers to a hearing aid feature that attempts to increase the audibility of soft speech while preventing  loud sounds from…

Nature’s Noise Reduction
William J. Campbell M.S.Audiologist
Have you ever wondered how you were able to understand everyday conversation in all types of adverse (noisy)...

William J. Campbell M.S.Audiologist
The process of understanding speech in background noise can be thought of in terms of the sound entering the outer ear and traveling through…

Understanding everyday speech in background noise requires balanced normal hearing. The more closely the right and left ear are in terms of their pick-up patterns, the easier it…

The inner ear or cochlea contains approximately 3000 inner hair cells located in its fluid filled compartment that can be stimulated by sound pressure movements .  ...

William J. Campbell M.S., Audiologist, Sorry to lay this German based noun on you, but it is a particularly relevant term when discussing the process of recognizing everyday speech in the presence of background noise.

Have you ever experienced difficulty understanding your teenager, or young grandchild’s conversations? Chances are you’ve asked them to speak clearer and maybe a bit Base…

Their importance for the perception of speech…...Understanding everyday conversation in the midst of competing speech and noise is a daunting task for hearing impaired. T…