Hearing aids are programmed based on pure-tone audiometry, never speech tests (like WRS). WRS are used primarily for two reasons:
- to see if you are a hearing aid candidate at all, as a very low percentage could indicate possible recruitment, which means words get “scrambled” at higher volumes. This would be part of the consideration for whether or not you could be a CI candidate.
- To see difference pre and post fitting. The percentage wont change, but you will (hopefully) achieve that percentage at a lower volume. So if your WRS was 80% at 70 dB pre fitting and 80% at 30 dB post fitting, you are benefitting from the aids.