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title: "Optimal Hearing Aid Fittings with Auditory and Cognitive Processing in Mind"
description: "ADA offers programming and support to audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in the field of Audiology."
url: "https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audacity-archive/item/optimal-hearing-aid-fittings-with-auditory-and-cognitive-processing-in-mind"
date: "2026-06-26T21:36:54+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
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#  Optimal Hearing Aid Fittings with Auditory and Cognitive Processing in Mind

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**Presentation Date:** 27 September 2025

**Duration:** 1:37:23

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As hearing aid technology advances, so must our clinical approach, especially when working with older adults who often present with both peripheral hearing loss and central auditory or cognitive decline. This session examines how standard hearing aid fittings may fall short for these patients, and in some cases, introduce distortion that worsens speech perception and increases listening effort.

**Attendees will be able to:**

- Apply cognitive-informed fitting strategies to reduce distortion and support real-world communication
- Integrate auditory processing and cognitive considerations into hearing aid selection, programming, and counseling
- Apply core acoustic principles to minimize distortion and optimize clarity in complex patients
- Describe how to critically evaluate and apply advanced AI-driven features in hearing aids to enhance selection and programming, particularly for patients with complex auditory and cognitive needs

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**Speaker:** Heidi Hill

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