Use of a loudness model for hearing aid fitting. V. On-line gain control in a digital hearing aid

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 262-273

  Launer, Stefan ^a   Moore, Brian C J ^b  

^a Phonak AG   (Switzerland)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Loudness restoration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COCHLEA; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; LOUDNESS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0142088176     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020309078345     Document Type: Article

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