Telecoils: Principles, pitfalls, fixes, and the future

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-41

  Yanz, Jerry L ^a   Preves, David ^a  

^a Micro Tech Hearing Instruments Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Induction; Interference; Magnetic; Preamp; Telecoil; Wireless

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEARING AID; MAGNETISM; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0037295959     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37907     Document Type: Review

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