Teleconsultation is an efficient procedure for hearing aid programming, verification and fitting when face-to-face services are not available.

Processi ng acoustic clues from the sounds of speech depends on the proper perception of the frequency and duration of stimuli as a sequence of events. Aim: To assess the capacity for temporal organization in users of multichannel CI. Method: 14 normal hearing individuals formed the control group, matching in age and gender other 14 users of multichannel CI, who made up the study group, and they were assessed and compared as to the Frequency Patterns Test (FPT) and Duration Patterns Test (DPT). Results: CI users had good performance in temporal organization tasks, with mean results of 48.7% in the FPT and 59.6% in the DPT. For the control group, mean performance at the FPT was of 63.4% and in the DPT of 64.6%. We did not see statistically significant difference between the results from the control and study groups. Conclusion: the CI provided favorable performance in the tasks that required temporal organization skill for individuals evaluated in this study.

There was no difference in handling skills between new and experienced hearing aid users. Handling skills affected hearing aid benefit.

A unilateral hearing loss is characterized by reduced hearing in one ear. The problems caused by sensory deprivation can be minimized with the use of hearing aids (HA). Aim:To analyze the correlation between the prescribed grain and the insertion gain difference and with the results obtained regarding the benefit and satisfaction with the use of hearing aids in unilateral hearing impaired patients. Materials and Methods:prospective study with 15 subjects, mean age of 41.6 years, of both genders, users of hearing aids effectively. We used the international Questionnaire results for hearing aids (international Outcome inventory for Hearing Aids -iOi-HA), measured with a probe microphone. Results:The mean values in the analyses of the iOi-HA per item were positive and higher than four points. in relation to the objective measures, the frequencies in which we obtained the gain values which were closer to the target were: 1k Hz, 2k Hz and 500 Hz, respectively. Conclusion:The satisfaction of individuals using hearing aid unilaterally is not completely correlated to the prescribed gain, because even if the target is not being reached in some frequencies, the individuals were pleased as to the use of their hearing aids. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2011;77(2):221-8. ORIgInAL ARTIcLE BJORL