The tuning curve in clinical audiology

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 56-64

  Halpin, Chris ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiogram; Hearing aid; Hearing loss; Tuning curve

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDIOMETRY; COCHLEA; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HAIR CELL; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH; TEMPORAL BONE; TUNING CURVE; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; HEARING DISORDER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; HAIR CELLS; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0038321835     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2002/016)     Document Type: Review

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