Three-microphone instrument is designed to extend benefits of directionality

Hearing Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 38-45

  Powers, Thomas A ^a   Hamacher, Volkmar ^b  

^a Siemens Hearing Solutions   (United States)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROPHONE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY;

EID: 0037716480     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: 15425991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000293844.13775.fb     Document Type: Article

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