Auto Path
Auto Path provides a quick and easy method of completing an initial
fitting in a very short time period. Up to six
procedures can be processed during the wizard including or ,
, , ,
selection, and . Based on the hearing
aid connected and the patient's age determines which procedures are available.
Any available procedure can be included or excluded if desired. Auto
Path is available for all products except Xino
Classic 20, Zōn.1 and Destiny 200.
Auto Path is available for both adult and pediatric patients, however,
if an adult has a valid audiogram but it doesn't meet the audiometric
criteria, or if the patient is pediatric, Experience Level is not available.
Feedback Canceller is not available for pediatrics in and Best Fit applies specific settings to pediatrics based on the
and the patient's age.
Auto Path launches automatically when the hearing aid(s) is first connected
to Inspire if this feature is enabled via . If Auto Path is bypassed at the initial connection, a
message to allow Auto Path to launch the next time the aid(s) is read
displays. Auto Path can be run at any time in the fitting process;
however, it is most appropriate during the initial fitting.
Connect and select the desired hearing aid(s)
to fit via .
Click on the Read Device Settings or radio
button and then click 
.
| Note: If
Auto Path is required in at least one of the hearing aids
connected, Auto Path automatically displays if Launch Auto Path on Initial Read
is selected via . Continue
at step 5. However, if the acoustic options were
not set previously, the Acoustic
Options screen displays first. |
Click
from the Menu Bar.
Click Adult Auto Path
or Pediatric Auto Path.
| Note: Adult
Auto Path is only available if the patient is 18 years of
age or older. If Pediatric Auto Path is selected but the patient
is 18 years of age or older, the patient will be fit
based on . If Pediatric Auto Path is
selected but no date of birth has been entered in Noah
or PatientBase, a message to enter the patient's
date of birth in the office system displays. |
Insert the hearing aid(s) into the patient’s
ear(s) and instruct the patient to remain quiet during the entire
process.
| Note: The
hearing aid(s) is automatically muted. If the aid(s) is placed
in the ear(s) prior to accessing Auto Path, it may produce
loud feedback. |
Inspire automatically defaults to a binaural
fit if applicable.
To fit only the right or left hearing aid, click 
or 
.
| Note: If
fitting binaurally but Auto Path was processed previously
on one of the hearing aids, only the aid not processed is
selected. If fitting CROS/BiCROS devices, only the receiver
aid can be fit, therefore, the side cannot be selected. |
Click the checkbox to the left of any procedure
to include or exclude if desired.
| Note: Inspire
remembers the procedures checked and unchecked the last time
Adult Auto Path was processed and automatically defaults to
those selections. However, it's recommended that all procedures
are selected for an initial adult fitting. |
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| Note: If
Live Real Ear and/or
Best Fit is selected, the fitting formula
will automatically change to the default
formula selected via , if different, during this Adult Auto
Path process. During any Pediatric Auto
Path process, the fitting formula will automatically
change to DSL v5,
if different. |
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Tip: For
a description of all procedures, click  . |
Select the Voice Language
from the drop down list if applicable.
| Note: The
Voice Language selected
via automatically defaults.
If fitting binaurally but processing only one hearing aid,
the Voice Language selection applies to both aids. |
Click Begin to start
the wizard.
| Note: This
button is only enabled during a live fitting. |
| |
| Tip: To
cancel Auto Path, click Close.
If Auto Path has never been processed in at least one
of the hearing aids connected, a dialog box appears asking
if Auto Path should be skipped in future sessions. To launch
Auto Path automatically the next time the aid(s) is read,
click OK. To bypass Auto Path
in the future, check Right and/or
Left and click OK. |
If Pediatric Auto Path was selected, the screen displays. Change
any preferences if desired and click Next.
| Tip: To cancel
Pediatric Auto Path, click Cancel. |
If processing
or , follow the on screen instructions and click
Next.
| Note:
Regardless of the
currently selected, the fitting graph automatically changes
to Real Ear Response output and Input Type: Speech and must
be changed back to the previous selections, if different,
once Auto Path is closed. |
Once
the measurement is complete, remove the probe tube and then click Next. If processing Live Real Ear, click Next again to continue with the next procedure
if applicable.
| Note:
If the measurement was unsuccessful, a message displays.
Reposition the probe tube, check for debris in the probe,
reduce all sources of noise and click Retry. |
An animated icon appears to the left of the procedure
being performed.
| Tip: Click
Pause to pause any
procedure currently in process if necessary. Click
Resume to continue from the state
at which it was paused. To stop Auto Path and cancel all remaining
unprocessed procedures, click Stop
and continue at step 16. |
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| Note: Once
a procedure is complete, a checkmark displays. |
If was processed,
click on the radio button representing the desired level.
| Note: The
Experience Level
selected via automatically
defaults. If was enabled
prior to launching Auto Path, the Experience Level selections
are disabled. |
Click Next.
| Note: Once
all selected procedures are complete, the results of each
procedure displays. If a valid audiogram does not exist
for the patient, Live
Real Ear and/or Best Fit was incomplete. |
Click Go to Integrated Speech Mapping to verify
good speech audibility and comfort in the aid(s), click Close to close Auto Path and return to the previous
screen, or click Restart to process all
or select procedures again.
| Note: 'Go
to Integrated Speech Mapping' is only available if Adult Auto
Path was selected. If the user controls
have not been set on applicable hearing aids, the User Controls screen
automatically displays once Integrated Speech Mapping
or Adult Auto Path is closed. |
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| Note: When
Auto Path is closed, the hearing aid(s) is automatically unmuted
(only if unmuted prior to accessing Auto Path manually) or
remains muted if Automatically
Mute Devices When Detected is selected via and Auto Path was launched
automatically. |
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| Note: To
reverse any Auto Path procedures, see . |