Solutions Guide: Accurio
Feedback/Whistling
- Adaptive: Activate Adaptive Feedback Canceller.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 3, 4.
- Decrease gain/volume control.
- Tips:
- Check ear canal for wax/debris.
- Check receiver direction and canal length.
- Consider vent reduction.
Barrel/Hollow/Echo/Plugged/Occlusion
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
- Compression: Increase Compression Ratio in Ch 1.
- Compression: Increase Compression Ratio in Ch 2.
- Advanced: Increase Soft Gain in Ch 3.
- Tips:
- Enlarge and/or step back vent.
- Taper canal.
- Remake to shorten/lengthen canal accordingly.>
- Counsel.
- Increase overall gain and/or low frequency Soft Gain (Ch 1) (may be due to insufficient amplification).
Background Noise
- Adaptive: Increase Adaptive Noise Reduction.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
- Compression: Increase Compression Ratio in Ch 1.
- Compression: Increase TK in Ch 1.
- Advanced: Increase Soft Gain in Ch 3, 4.
- Compression: Increase TK in Ch 3, 4.
- Decrease gain/volume control.
- Tips:
- If these programming solutions are insufficient, please call Audina to discuss the value of directional microphones (if not already in use).
Rushing Water/Fan Noise/Static/Circuit Noise
- Advanced: Increase Expansion Ratio to 1:3.
- Advanced: Increase Expansion Threshold.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 4.
- Compression: Decrease TK in Ch 1.
- Compression: Decrease TK in Ch 3, 4.
- Tips:
- Increasing vent size may assist in resolving this issue.
Can hear but not understand / Speech is unclear
- Advanced: Increase Soft Gain in Ch 3, 4.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
- Compression: Decrease compression ratio in Ch 2, 3.
- Advanced: Increase MPO.
- Increase gain/volume control.
- Adaptive: Increase level of Adaptive Noise Reduction.
- Tips:
- This complaint is most often a result of the upward spread of masking or insufficient high frequency emphasis.
Own Voice
Nasal/Stuffy
- Compression: Increase compression ratio in Ch 1, 2.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
- Advanced: Increase Soft Gain in Ch 3.
- Advanced: Increase MPO.
- Tips:
- If you suspect this complaint is due to the occlusion effect, please refer to barrel/hollow/echo/plugged/occlusion solutions.
Booming/Echo
- Advanced: Decrease MPO.
- Compression: Increase compression ratio in Ch 1.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
- Tips:
- If you suspect this complaint is due to the occlusion effect, please refer to barrel/hollow/echo/plugged/occlusion solutions.
Tinny/Harsh/Raspy
- Advanced: Decrease MPO.
- Compression: Increase compression ratio in Ch 3, 4.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 3, 4.
- Tips:
- If you suspect this complaint is due to the occlusion effect, please refer to barrel/hollow/echo/plugged/occlusion solutions.
Can hear distant sounds but not close up
- Compression: Increase TK in Ch 3, 4.
- Compression: Increase Soft TK in Ch 1, 2.
- Compression: Decrease Compression Ratio in Ch 1, 2.
- Compression: Decrease Compression Ratio in Ch 3, 4.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
- Increase gain/volume control
- Tips:
- Autofitting in Linear or MPO mode may also rectify this situation.
Too Loud
Only Loud Sounds Too Loud
- Advanced: Decrease MPO.
- Compression: Increase Compression Ratio in Ch 3, 4.
- Compression: Increase Compression Ratio in Ch 1, 2.
All Sounds Too Loud
- Decrease gain/volume control.
- Advanced: Decrease MPO.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 1.
Dishware Sounds/Water Running Too Loud
- Adaptive: Increase level of Adaptive Noise Reduction.
- Compression: Increase Compression Ratio in Ch 3, 4.
- Advanced: Decrease MPO.
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 3, 4.
Too Soft (Weak)
Soft Sounds Too Soft
- Advanced: Decrease Expansion Ratio.
- Adaptive: Decrease level of Adaptive Noise Reduction.
- Increase gain/volume control.
All Sounds Too Soft
- Increase gain/volume control.
- Advanced: Increase MPO.
- Advanced: Increase Soft Gain in Ch 2, 3.
- Compression: Decrease Compression Ratio in Ch 1, 2.
- Compression: Decrease Compression Ratio in Ch 3, 4.
Sounds Tinny/Harsh/Sharp
- Advanced: Decrease Soft Gain in Ch 3, 4.
- Compression: Increase compression ratio in Ch 3, 4.
- Advanced: Increase Soft Gain in Ch 1.
No Perceived Benefit
- Increase gain/volume control.
- Advanced: Increase Soft Gain in Ch 3, 4.
- Advanced: Decrease Expansion Ratio.
- Adaptive: Decrease level of Adaptive Noise Reduction.
- Tips:
- If patient is a previous Linear or AGC-o user, re-autofit in the respective mode.
Pumping (Cuts In and Out)
- Advanced: Change Time Constant to Slow.
- Advanced: Increase TK in Ch 3, 4.
- Compression: Decrease Compression Ratio in all channels.