Application of binaural models to evaluate 'beamforming' in digital hearing aids

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-404

  Schweitzer, Christopher ^a,b  

^a HEAR 4 U International   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHM; AUDIOLOGY; BINAURAL HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; NOISE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031438115     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083039     Document Type: Review

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