Comparison of calculated, measured and self-assessed intelligibility of speech in noise for hearing-aid users

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 160-171

  Magnusson, L ^a   Karlsson, M ^a   Ringdahl, A ^a   Israelsson, B ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hearing aid fitting; Paired comparison; Speech intelligibility index; Speech recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

AGED; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034778747     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/010503901316914539     Document Type: Article

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