Modulation masking in listeners with sensorineural hearing loss

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 200-207

  Lorenzi, Christian ^a,d   Micheyl, Christophe ^b   Berthommier, Frédéric ^c   Portalier, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Physiologie Lyon Nord   (France)

^c Institut de la Communication Parlee   (France)

^d MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulation; Cochlear damage; Masking; Normal hearing; Temporal resolution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EAR INJURY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0030854726     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4001.200     Document Type: Article

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