Making Sense of Directional Microphone Hearing Aids

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-127

  Ricketts, Todd ^a   Mueller, H Gustav ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional benefit; Directional performance; Directivity; Hearing aids

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACOUSTICS; AMPLIFIERS; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS;

EID: 0033249956     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(1999/018)     Document Type: Article

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