4 Research has revealed positive listening outcomes for patients fitted using best practice REM verification versus first-fit approaches in both lab-based and real-world environments. Routine verification of aided hearing aid responses using real-ear measurements (REM) is part of recommended practice, 1-3 and failing to verify hearing aid fittings using this technique has been listed as the number one mistake made by clinicians. This article evaluates a new fit-to-target platform, Audioscan’s VerifitLINK, that could be integrated into any manufacturer’s software, and documents its performance in target matching during hearing aid fitting.

Several “autoREMfit” systems have been developed to assist in hearing aid fittings.