Hearing Aid Selection
Hearing Aid Selection selects the hearing aid(s) circuit, style, options, user control, memories, and matrix to order or simulate. The catalog of hearing aids available is based on the target audience and locale selected via .
The Hearing Aid Selection screen contains buttons for the product families available and when selected, provides a drop down menu of the circuits available within that family. Once a circuit is selected, the default and available styles, options, user controls, memories, and matrices display based on the patient's audiogram, if applicable.
Once a circuit is selected, the choices should be selected in sequential order as displayed on the screen, from left to right. The style is selected first, options second, user control third, memories fourth, and matrix last. Based on the circuit and style selected determines the options, user controls, memories, and matrices available. Some choices may be enabled/disabled or checked/unchecked once a selection is made in a specific category. For example, selecting a different user control may change the memory choices available. As selections are made, the thumbnail image automatically updates.
A matrix is automatically selected per ear side based on the patient's audiogram. If a valid audiogram exists, the 'best match' matrix defaults. The matrix selection is based on the reserve gain values, default fitting formula, binaural correction, and air-bone gap correction. If a valid audiogram has not been entered for the patient, the highest 'standard' gain matrix available defaults. If a 'standard' matrix is not available, the lowest 'power' gain matrix available defaults. The fitting range shown per ear side is based on the matrix selected. If Show Matrices in Select Select Products is selected via , the numeric matrix displays in the drop down list. If selected, only the output and gain values (e.g., 110/40) display.
If ordering binaurally, different right and left hearing aids can be selected if the products are compatible. If the products are incompatible, the ear side that was selected first (e.g., right) is automatically cleared when an incompatible product is selected for the other ear side (e.g., left).
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Click Select Products 
via .
| Tip: Click Select Products from the to access. |
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Inspire automatically defaults to a binaural 
order if applicable. To order or simulate only the right or left ear side, click 
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Click the preferred Product Family button and select the desired circuit.
| Note: Product specifications display in a tool tip by pointing to the specific circuit. |
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Click on the radio button representing the desired style, user control, memories, and matrix. Click the checkbox to the left of the options to select or unselect, if available. To change the default matrix, select the desired matrix from the drop down list.
| Field Name |
Description |
Details |
| Styles |
Selects the hearing aid style. Only one style can be selected per ear side. |
Based on the circuit selected determines the styles available. The styles that may be available are Custom (IIC, CIC, ITC, Mini ITC, Half Shell, ITE, and Low Profile), BTE, OTE, and RIC. Styles that are not available for the circuit selected are disabled. |
| Options |
Selects the hearing aid's options. |
Based on the circuit and style selected determines the options available. The options that may be available are Directional Microphone, Induction Coil, and Auto Telephone Response. Options that are not available for the circuit and style selected are disabled. Options that are standard for the circuit and style selected are automatically checked and disabled. |
| User Controls |
Selects the hearing aid's user control. Only one user control can be selected per ear side. |
Based on the circuit and style selected determines the user controls available. The user controls that may be available are Switch, Push Button, SmartTouch, Continuous Digital VC, Standard Analog VC, and No VC. If the circuit and style selected only has one user control, that user control is automatically checked and disabled. |
| Memories |
Selects the hearing aid's memories. Only one memory option can be selected per ear side. |
Based on the circuit, style, and user control selected determines the memories available. The memories that may be available are Single Memory, Switchless 2 Memory, 4 Memory, and Switchless 4 Memory. Memories that are not available for the circuit, style, and user control selected are disabled. If the circuit, style, and user control selected only has one memory option, that memory is automatically checked and disabled. |
| Matrix |
Selects the hearing aid's matrix. Only one matrix can be selected per ear side. |
Based on the circuit and style selected determines the matrices available. The matrices that may be available are Standard, Power, eXtreme Power, mPower, or Power Plus. In addition, if a RIC style is selected, the option to select a Stock Receiver or Custom Embedded Receiver is selected first. |
| Tip: To remove a hearing aid, click Clear Selection for the desired ear side. |
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Click Simulate Fitting to simulate the selected hearing aid(s) if desired.
| Note: This button is only enabled if at least one circuit and style was selected. If a different circuit, style, etc. is selected after simulating, a message that the product will be modified and all options will be reset displays. Click OK to accept the changes or click Cancel to discard the changes. |
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Click Order Options and the Hearing Aid Options screen displays to order options.
| Note: This button is only enabled if at least one circuit and style was selected. |
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| Note: If no patient was selected and Inspire was launched from within NOAH 4, the NOAH 4 Patient Browser screen displays. A patient must either be added or selected in order to continue. If no patient was selected and Inspire was launched from within NOAH 3, the patient's information and audiogram data will be blank on the order form. |
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