Comparison of real-ear to coupler difference values in the right and left ear of adults using three earmold configurations

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 290-298

  Munro, Kevin J ^a   Buttfield, Louise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROPHONE; MIDDLE EAR; NORMAL HUMAN; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REAL EAR TO COUPLER DIFFERENCE; SOUND INTENSITY; TYMPANOMETRY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EAR CANAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 21444447640     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-200506000-00005     Document Type: Article

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