German Hearing Aid Institute
The German Hearing Aid Institute GmbH (DHI) is a corporation under public law , the sole shareholder of which is the German Federal Guild of Hearing Aid Acousticians , to which around 2500 member companies belong. The DHI has been active in its field of work since 2000.
Fields of work
The DHI deals with the following fields of work:
- Type tests on hearing aids
- Expert opinion on the properties of hearing aids
- Development of test methods
- Evaluation and publication of hearing aid test results
- Scientific, teaching and research activities on hearing aids
- Provision of relevant services
- Procurement and preparation of reports and studies
The type tests on hearing aids that were previously carried out by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in accordance with the Medical Devices Act until 1999 have now been transferred to the DHI. The DHI also keeps a list of the type tests according to consecutive numbers with the names of the hearing aids tested.
Location
The DHI is located in Lübeck , Bessemerstraße 3, where the Academy for Hearing Aid Acoustics , which belongs to the same organization, is located.
Individual evidence
- ^ Services of the DHI
- ↑ Tasks of the PTB, 2002 (PDF; 313 kB)