Masking of tones and speech by Schroeder-phase harmonic complexes in normally hearing and hearing-impaired listeners

Hearing Research

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 139-150

  Summers, Van ^a   Leek, Marjorie R ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Active mechanism; Basilar membrane; Cochlea; Cochlear nonlinearity; Hearing impairment; Outer hair cell; Schroeder phase masking

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031954378     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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