Spectral characteristics of speech at the ear: Implications for amplification in children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 649-657

  Pittman, Andrea L ^a   Stelmachowicz, Patricia G ^a   Lewis, Dawna E ^a   Hoover, Brenda M ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Children; Hearing loss; Speech

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; ENERGY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MICROPHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONEME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPECTROSCOPY; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0038119918     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/051)     Document Type: Article

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