Acceptance of background noise may be key to successful fittings

Hearing Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 10-15

  Nabelek, Anna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROPHONE; NOISE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL METER; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 18744415150     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000286602.38611.56     Document Type: Article

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