Widex Baby User manual

Widex Baby Fitting and Verification Quick Guide
Fitting
T
op Left to Right:
Eartip, Anchor,
Earwire, Widex Baby
hearing aid, Hi-fi
Receiver
Bottom Left to Right:
Earwire Measurement
T
ool, Anchor Mounting
Tool, Nanocare
TM
,
Right-Left indicators,
SecureFix Retention
Clip
Left to Right:
Hearing Aid,
Programming
Cable, Battery
Door Tool
Ensure Widex
Compass
version 5.1 or
later is used for
programming
1. Use visual inspection of ear canal and concha to
select Eartip and Anchor size
2. Insert Nanocare
TM
wax guard into Receiver opening
3. Use Earwire Measurement Tool for wire length.
Select Earwire number closest to tragus
4. Insert Receiver into Eartip so that center of
Nanocare
TM
is easily visible when looking through
eartip (right)
5. Attach short arm of Earwire into hearing aid case
Refer to photo (left) as a guide to part orientation
1. Using tool, gently open
battery door at bottom of
case near eye-loop- do not
open door more than 90
0
2. Remove Battery Door:
-Position cable snugly in
hinge region
-Close door while firmly
holding cable in place-Door
will pop off
3. Attach programming pill
to battery hinge
Anchor mounting for a
LEFT fitting Æ
Anchor mounting for a
RIGHT fitting
Å
Refer to
p
hotos below for orientation of Earti
p
and Anchor
p
rior to mountin
g
. 1. Create client in Noah System; include
date of birth and audiometric information.
2. Open Compass
TM
version 5.1 or >.
3. Select [Detect Wired]. HA should be
detected. Select [Preconditions]
4. What type of thresholds were entered in
the Noah audiogram? Specify in
[Measurement Type]. Enter whether
thresholds were measured with insert
phone or earmold.
5. Choose fitting target and select [OK].
Note: [Widex Pediatric Rationale] is default
target. Estimated fitting is automatically
p
erformed.
SecureFix Retention Clip should come pre-
attached. In the event that it is not, secure with
slipknots to eye loops.
All 3 flanges of Eartip should fit inside ear canal.
Receiver should be stable in concha as shown
(right)
Snap long arm of Earwire to Ea
r
-Set
(left). Insert Red or Blue color tabs
above battery hin
g
e.
1. Average RECD are selected by default.
Use left menu bar to enter your
individualized [RECD] measures. You
may also use the Widex Baby HA to
measure in-situ RECD.
2. Sensogram values are estimated
automatically. These may be measured
for older children by selecting
[Sensogram]
3. If possible, perform a [Feedback Test]
4. Proceed to [Fine-tuning] for Verification
I. Assembly V. Pre-Programming
II. Orientation
Earwires are designed
individually either for
Right (RED) or Left
(BLUE) fitting
configuration. Eartips
and Anchors are inter-
changeable.
VI. Removing Battery Door
III. Anchor Mounting VII. Audiometric/Preconditions
IV. Attaching Ear-Set to Hearing Aid VIII. Finalize Programming
Right Left
DRM177/0710

Widex Baby fitting and verification guide
Verification
Audioscan Verifit
T
M
System is shown in our
example. Use adaptor for
HA1 coupler (shown right)
1. Access the [Documentation] window under [Fine
tuning].
2. Expand the [Simulated Aided Thresholds] Window.
Simulated Aided Thresholds are typically 20 dB HL or less,
reflecting the very low compression threshold of Widex
hearing aids
3. [IGsoft] adjustments may be made to improve
Simulated Aided Thresholds
1. Position the
hearing aid with
the front
microphone facing
the left
loudspeaker of the
Verifit System.
Note: This is not
as critical if you
are using [ISTS]
test mode.
2. Be sure to use
the same RECD
Anchor mounting for a
RIGHT fitting
Å
Use the SoundTracker in tangent with LifeSounds stimuli which include the
Ling 6 Sounds. The SoundTracker average aided output for a soft /s/
phoneme is shown below. everyday sounds to be sure they are below the
child’s predicted UCL.
1. Use speech
signals (ISTS
recommended) at
soft, normal and
loud input levels.
2. Adjust
appropriate IG to
achieve audibility
goals, ie, increase
[IG soft] for
increases in output
at the 55 and 65
dB SPL input
levels; [IGloud] fo
r
loud and MPO
ad
j
ustments
1.You may verify in “user mode”,
i.e., with a regular battery.
However, connecting hearing aid
will make adjustments easy.
2. Be sure to use the method
shown in Fitting, Section VI to
remove battery door. Connect
programming pill as though you
were replacing battery door.
3. Enter the [Fine tuning] screen
after detecting hearing aid. [ISTS]
test mode is available but not
mandatory for verification.
information as you used in the Compass fitting.
Display indicates
audibility- average
output (green shaded
area) is above threshold.
Similarly, you can select
loud everyday sounds to
be sure they are below
the child’s predicted UCL.
The SoundTracker
provides useful
information even when a
child is too young to
res
p
ond behaviorall
y
.
I. Pre-Verification II. Simulated Real Ear Measurement
A: Output vs Frequency A: Access Compass Fine-tuning
B: Simulated Aided Thresholds B: Position Hearing Aid and HA-1 Coupler
C: SoundTracker C: Measure Output for Soft,
Conversational, and Loud Speech Inputs
1. Display the Output vs
Frequency screen to view the
outputs (black curves shown
at left) for a soft,
conversational and loud input
in reference to the thresholds
(green shaded area below).
2. Use IGsoft, IGnormal and
IGloud parameters in
appropriate frequency region
500-4000 Hz to optimize
audibility. If your goal is to
match a generic target, i.e.,
DSL 5, [Display Targets].
Use [IGsoft] adjustment for
both soft and conversational
input levels.
3. Use [Loudness master 15]
adjustment to change the
gain for all input levels in
specific frequency regions
4. Use [IGloud] parameter to
ensure OSPL 90 does not
exceed UCL targets