Additivity of masking in normally hearing and hearing-impaired subjects

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 1921-1934

  Oxenham, Andrew J ^a   Moore, Brian C J ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MODEL; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMAN; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029133913     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.413376     Document Type: Article

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