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For this verification process, the concept of transparency is adopted. If it is not transparent, the hearing aid (HA) may not capture the user\u2019s voice and his peers appropriately, or the RMS may not have the advantage in gain needed to emphasize the speaker\u2019s voice. This study investigates the influence of the receiver\u2019s gain setting on the transparency of different brands and models of RMS and HAs. It is a retrospective chart review with 277 RMS from three distinct brands (RMA, RMB, and RMC) and HAs. There was an association of the receiver\u2019s gain setting with the variables: brand of the transmitter\/receiver (p = 0.005), neck loop\u2019s receiver vs. universal and dedicated receivers (p = 0.022), and between brands of HA and transmitter\/receiver (p &lt; 0.001). RMS transmitter (odds ratio [OR = 7.9]) and the type of receiver (neckloop [OR = 3.4]; universal [OR = 0.78]) presented a higher risk of not achieving transparency in default gain, confirming and extolling the need to include electroacoustic verification in the protocol of fitting, verification, and validation of RMS and HA.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph182413251","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,16]],"date-time":"2021-12-16T11:27:36Z","timestamp":1639654056000},"page":"13251","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Fitting Assistive Technology for People with Hearing Loss: The Importance of Remote Microphone Systems\u2032 Electroacoustic Verification"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6375-1384","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Regina Tangerino de Souza","family":"Jacob","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo 17012-901, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5078-9084","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elaine Cristina Moreto","family":"Paccola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hearing Health, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo 17012-901, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7788-3874","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00c9rika Cristina","family":"Bucuvic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hearing Health, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo 17012-901, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Manoel Henrique","family":"Salgado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bauru Faculty of Engineering, Production Engineering Department, UNESP, S\u00e3o Paulo 17012-901, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"201","DOI":"10.1044\/2014_AJA-13-0065","article-title":"Comparison of speech recognition with adaptive digital and FM remote microphone hearing assistance technology by listeners who use hearing aids","volume":"23","author":"Thibodeau","year":"2014","journal-title":"Am. 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