Audiologist- versus patient-driven hearing aid fitting protocols

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-160

  Lindley, G A ^a   Palmer, C V ^a   Durrant, J ^a   Pratt, S ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Hearing aids; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOUDNESS; SOUND; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 0034978837     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14978     Document Type: Article

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