Nonlinear Hearing Aids and Verification of Fitting Targets

Trends in Amplification

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 99-115

  Fabry, David A ^a  

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ACOUSTICS; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEARING; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MICROPHONE; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY;

EID: 0346328668     PISSN: 10847138     EISSN: 19405588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108471380300700303     Document Type: Article

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