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<blockquote data-quote="Loren Jones" data-source="post: 207192" data-attributes="member: 829"><p>Ben,</p><p></p><p>In general most hearing aids don't amplify past a certain output level, at least modern hearing aids with DSP. The reason for this is both to avoid causing more hearing loss and that people with hearing loss often have reduced dynamic range. So many hearing loss patients will feel a sound is uncomfortably loud at a level that is quieter than someone with normal hearing may tolerate. They end up with a very narrow range of levels that allow them to hear but aren't uncomfortably loud. For this reason and to avoid causing progression of hearing loss most hearing aids will include compression or limiting. They are certainly an imperfect solution but in many cases they are the only option available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loren Jones, post: 207192, member: 829"] Ben, In general most hearing aids don't amplify past a certain output level, at least modern hearing aids with DSP. The reason for this is both to avoid causing more hearing loss and that people with hearing loss often have reduced dynamic range. So many hearing loss patients will feel a sound is uncomfortably loud at a level that is quieter than someone with normal hearing may tolerate. They end up with a very narrow range of levels that allow them to hear but aren't uncomfortably loud. For this reason and to avoid causing progression of hearing loss most hearing aids will include compression or limiting. They are certainly an imperfect solution but in many cases they are the only option available. [/QUOTE]
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