The Reception of Environmental Sounds Through Wearable Tactual Aids

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 528-538

  Reed, Charlotte M ^a   Delhorne, Lorraine A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABYRINTHITIS; MENINGITIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKIN; SOUND; TACTILE STIMULATION; TRAINING; VIBRATION; WAARDENBURG SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUND; TOUCH;

EID: 0345599130     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AUD.0000100207.97243.88     Document Type: Article

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