Agree about dampers, get the gain.
Have you found anyone who will make molds with the Libby horn? I would also think getting the deepest molds possible would best.
This attachment is very old. Do you think it still stands 35 years later?
I donât know, its from the book Essentials of modern hearing aids (Todd Rickets, Ruth Bentler, H. Gustav Mueller). Libby horn is pretty standard tubing, I believe all laboratories are offering this approach. The problem is that the tubing that is used to measure the official gain is a horn too. I think that with #13 tubing the official gain is not achievable.
Maybe @Neville or @Um_bongo could help with your question.
I would think the latest software and acoustics have improved since the 1980âs but I am no expert at all.
Hi,
Using Libby Horns for tuning is a bit passĂ© now. Most modern aids have enough power in the LF, but some software features a âBass Boostâ function.
Real Ear Measurement would tell you if itâs necessary or not.
A potential downside is that a Libby Horn âalwaysâ provides more gain, this might or might not be a good thing, depending on your experience of wind noise or tyre rumble. Also bear in mind that thereâs not much speech information in that area, so what youâre turning up could be masking your speech perception.
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With Sound Recover 2 maxed out - 800 Hz lower cut-off, 1500 Hz upper cut-off and 2700 Hz max output frequency, Libby horn (3 mm) can help with enhancing the lowered âsâ. Now I have a decent hearing with SR2 on up to 5200 Hz and after that the sound starts to decrease (checked with a frequency generator app).
Great, if youâre enjoying a benefit from them. Acoustically youâre turning up everything in that range, whether itâs beneficial or not, however if it works for you, crack on.
Subjectively if you prefer the Libby Horn; itâs your Hearing, you set-up the response that works best for you.
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Naida Marvel doesnât have enough gain to cover my right ear audiogram, thats why Iâm considering a new Libby horn style tubing. The area that will be increased with the horn is a bit outside the fitting range of Naida M.
Sayer:
Iâm a latecomer to this conversation. Hopefully you survived the pandemic!
What ended up happening for you with respect to trying out frequency lowering? (I myself had benefited a great deal from the AVR ImpaCt, and was wondering if any current hearing aids might be helpful for me.)
Most aids have a version this now. Implementation varies by manufacturer and some people donât like the effects, but for steeply sloping losses and dead-spots it can help.