Adaptive directional benefit in the near field: Competing sound angle and level effects

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Ricketts, Todd A ^a   Hornsby, Benjamin W Y ^a   Johnson, Earl E ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adaptive directional microphones; Directional benefit; Directional hearing aids

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; HEARING AID; HUMAN; NOISE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 16244388835     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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