Is the real-ear to coupler difference independent of the measurement earphone?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 408-413

  Munro, Kevin J ^b   Salisbury, Vanessa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Real ear to coupler difference (RECD)

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING AID; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROPHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036780431     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020209090418     Document Type: Article

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