Impact on hearing aid targets of measuring thresholds in dB HL versus dB SPL

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 319-326

  Saunders, Gabrielle H ^a   Morgan, Donald E ^b  

^a National Center Rehab Auditory Res   (United States)

^b Hearing Resource Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

DB SPL versus dB HL; Hearing aid fittings; Real ear measurement

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY CANAL; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND PRESSURE;

EID: 0242323718     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020309101324     Document Type: Article

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