Use of a loudness model for hearing-aid fitting. I. Linear hearing aids

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 317-335

  Moore, Brian C J ^a   Glasberg, Brian R ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articulation index; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Loudness; Prescriptive methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; LOUDNESS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION;

EID: 0031794610     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005364000000083     Document Type: Article

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