A hand held two-channel vibro-tactile speech communication aid for the deaf: Characteristics and results

Scandinavian Audiology, Supplement

Volumn 26, Issue 47, 1997, Pages 7-13

  Spens, K E ^a   Huss, C ^a   Dahlqvist, M ^a   Agelfors, E ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY MASKING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TRANSDUCER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

DEAFNESS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TOUCH; TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030828522     PISSN: 01078593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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