Double blind comparison of three hearing aid circuits with new bearing aid users

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-19

  Hayes, Donald E ^a   Cormier, Karen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hearing aid; Rear ear measurement; Wide dynamic range compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLIFIER; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRIC BATTERY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033980259     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/010503900424552     Document Type: Article

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