A word-recognition task in multitalker babble using a descending presentation mode from 24 dB to 0 dB signal to babble

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-327

  Wilson, Richard H ^a   Abrams, Harvey B ^b   Pillion, Amanda L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Auditory perception; Hearing loss; Speech perception; Word recognition in multitalker babble

Indexed keywords

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; NEUROLOGY; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

HEARING LOSS; WORD RECOGNITION;

AUDITION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0041730720     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.07.0321     Document Type: Article

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