Loudness perception is influenced by long-term hearing aid use

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 202-205

  Olsen, Steen O ^a   Rasmussen, Arne N ^a   Nielsen, Lars H ^a   Borgkvist, Britt V ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Categorical loudness scaling; Hearing aid use; Pure tones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY FATIGUE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032783025     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00206099909073024     Document Type: Article

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