Fit and Comfort Perception on Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study

Fang Fu; Yan Luximon

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_55

Fit and Comfort Perception on Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study

Fang Fu
, Yan Luximon

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Fit and comfort issues in ergonomic designs contain both physical fit and users’ comfort perception, which are important for products with increasing requirements based on user experience, such as hearing aids. In this study, 3D ear was modelled as a reference to determine the size and shape of in-the-ear hearing aids. Four models and twelves sizes of hearing aids were customized designed based on the anthropometric reference model. The prototypes were 3D printed with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polylactic Acid (PLA), and Nylon materials. The study revealed the differences of user experience with the changes of product parameters, including size, shape and material, which suggested scaling range and proportion for research in customized design of hearing aids. The study contributed to a better understanding of the relationship between anthropometry and hearing aid design for further research on generalizing comprehension of users’ perception.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design
Subtitle of host publication	Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019
Editors	Tareq Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski, Stefan Pickl, Redha Taiar
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	360-364
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9783030279271
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_55
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019
Event	2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019 - Munich, Germany Duration: 16 Sept 2019 → 18 Sept 2019

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	1026
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	16/09/19 → 18/09/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

3D printing
Fit and comfort
Hearing aid design
User perception

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
General Computer Science

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Fu, F., & Luximon, Y. (2019). Fit and Comfort Perception on Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study. In T. Ahram, W. Karwowski, S. Pickl, & R. Taiar (Eds.), Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019 (pp. 360-364). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1026). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_55

Fu, Fang ; Luximon, Yan. / Fit and Comfort Perception on Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study. Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. editor / Tareq Ahram ; Waldemar Karwowski ; Stefan Pickl ; Redha Taiar. Springer-Verlag, 2019. pp. 360-364 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Fu, F & Luximon, Y 2019, Fit and Comfort Perception on Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study. in T Ahram, W Karwowski, S Pickl & R Taiar (eds), Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 1026, Springer-Verlag, pp. 360-364, 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019, Munich, Germany, 16/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_55

Fit and Comfort Perception on Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study. / Fu, Fang; Luximon, Yan.
Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. ed. / Tareq Ahram; Waldemar Karwowski; Stefan Pickl; Redha Taiar. Springer-Verlag, 2019. p. 360-364 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1026).

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Fu F, Luximon Y. Fit and Comfort Perception on Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study. In Ahram T, Karwowski W, Pickl S, Taiar R, editors, Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. Springer-Verlag. 2019. p. 360-364. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_55

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