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Audiologists

Example Of Qualified Activities

 

If you or your employees are engaged in the following activities, you could be taking advantage of the R&D credit.
 

• Developing new diagnostic protocols.
   
• Improving custom earmold design methods.
   
• Creating process improvements for integrating real-ear measurement data with fitting software.
   
• Using acoustics and physics to model how sound travels through custom earmold shapes and ear canal geometries.
   
• Applying audiological science and signal processing to refine algorithms for noise reduction or speech recognition in hearing aid programming.
   
• Leveraging biological and medical sciences in developing improved testing protocols for balance disorders.
   
• Determining whether a 3D scanning process for custom earmolds will produce a better acoustic seal compared to traditional impressions.
   
• Evaluating if a remote tele-audiology platform can deliver hearing aid programming adjustments with the same accuracy as in-clinic procedures.
   
• Running controlled patient trials comparing outcomes of different real-ear measurement fitting strategies.
   
• Testing different earmold materials and geometries to determine which optimizes both comfort and sound transmission.
   
• Experimenting with various calibration settings in diagnostic equipment to ensure higher accuracy and repeatability in audiometric testing.

 

 

Eligible Expenses
 

• W2 Wages: Wages for Audiologists, Hearing Instrumentation Specialists, Audiology Techs, and Assistants.
   
• Supply Expenses: Material costs incurred during the development process. 
   
• Contract Research (1099s): Payments to the above referenced professionals via 1099.