Ultrasonic Hearing in Humans: Applications for Tinnitus Treatment

International Tinnitus Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 69-75

  Lenhardt, Martin L ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High frequency hearing thresholds; Masking; Neuroplasticity; Pitch; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BRAIN; CALIBRATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; MODEL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PERCEPTION; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SPEECH; THEORY; TINNITUS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BONE CONDUCTION; BRAIN; COCHLEA; EVOLUTION; HEARING LOSS, HIGH-FREQUENCY; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PITCH PERCEPTION; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH; TINNITUS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 1642577145     PISSN: 09465448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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