Acclimatization to hearing aids

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-139

  Saunders, Gabrielle H ^a,c   Cienkowski, Kathleen M ^b  

^a Scientific Learning Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Scientific Learning Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN;

AGED; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030960792     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199704000-00005     Document Type: Article

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