A phone-assistive device based on Bluetooth technology for cochlear implant users

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 282-287

  Qian, Haifeng ^a   Loizou, Philipos C ^a   Dorman, Michael F ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive listening devices (ALD); Bluetooth; Cochlear implants (CI); Hearing aids; Phone adapter

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER; DEVICE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0141844482     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2003.816871     Document Type: Article

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