Auditory Neuropathy: Evaluation and Habilitation of a Hearing Disability

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-81

  Cone Wesson, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Hearing disorder; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HAIR CELL; HEARING DISORDER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHY; OTOTOXICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 1642474028     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200401000-00009     Document Type: Review

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