Evaluation and Selection of Maskers and Other Devices Used in the Treatment of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

Trends in Amplification

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-26

  Sandlin, Robert E ^a   Olsson, Robert J ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sonus Center for Tinnitus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY MASKING; DEVICE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; REVIEW; TINNITUS;

EID: 0032958779     PISSN: 10847138     EISSN: 19405588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108471389900400102     Document Type: Article

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