The effect of loudness imbalance between electrodes in cochlear implant users

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 156-165

  Dawson, P W ^a   Skok, M ^b   Clark, G M ^a  

^a Australian Bionic Ear Hear Res I   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRODE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; NOISE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PHONETICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030909873     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199704000-00008     Document Type: Article

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