The Occlusion Effect and Ampclusion Effect

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-343

  Sweetow, Robert W ^a,b   Pirzanski, Chester Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Starkey Labs Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ampclusion; Bone conduction; Electroacoustics; Occlusion; Otoplastics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AMPCLUSION EFFECT; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; BONE CONDUCTION; EARDRUM; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HEARING AID; OCCLUSION; OCCLUSION EFFECT; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SOUND TRANSMISSION; VIBRATION; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0348014558     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815549     Document Type: Review

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