Introduction to cochlear implants

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-42

  Loizou, Philipos C ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS;

HEARING AIDS;

ACOUSTICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRONICS; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUDIOLOGY; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; ELECTRODES; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032935343     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.740962     Document Type: Review

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