Hearing thresholds for speech using insert earphones versus supra-aural earphones

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-154

  Arlinger, Stig D ^a   Billermark, Erica ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Insert earphone; Speech recognition threshold; Supra aural earphone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR PROTECTION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0030765105     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01050399709074988     Document Type: Article

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