Intelligibility in noise using multimicrophone hearing aids

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-109

  Lurquin, Ph ^a,b   Rafhay, S ^a  

^a Lapperre SA/NV ^*

^b Lapperre SA NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hearing aid; Speech intelligibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 0029689953     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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