For more than a century, hearing aids have been prescribed based solely on the pure tone audiogram.With the introduction of ACT, Interacoustics goes beyond the audiogram, and is now able to address the number one complaint from people with hearing loss: hearing conversations in noisy situations.
ACT is a language-independent test that only takes an average of 2 minutes to complete.
Ole Lundsgaard, Senior Product Manager, Interacoustics elaborates:
“ACT uses a contrasting stimulus which is non-language based. This means that we can measure a client’s hearing in noise ability in less than 2 minutes in clinics around the world with one single standardized test. ACT is a truly personalized test that applies the client’s audiogram to ensure audibility of the ACT stimuli. In this way, we can provide a robust assessment that reflects a person’s real-world hearing abilities.”
With the introduction of ACT, Interacoustics opens up a new way of thinking about hearing aid fitting. Where the audiogram measures the quantity of hearing – how much you hear – ACT measures the quality of hearing – how well you hear in noise. By knowing the quality of hearing, the hearing care professional can confidently personalize the hearing aid fitting. The outcome of the ACT test – the ACT value – can quickly and efficiently support the fitting of advanced adaptive features in any hearing aid allowing the client to hear better in noisy environments immediately after.
With ACT, and its many years of research by the Interacoustics Research Unit, Interacoustics provides the possibility to offer a new standard of care in hearing aid clinics.
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