Comparison of two adaptive procedures for fitting a multi-channel compression hearing aid

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 345-357

  Moore, Brian C J ^a   Marriage, Josephine ^a   Alcántara, José ^a   Glasberg, Brian R ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hearing aid fitting; Multi channel compression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; APHAB QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; CAMADAPT HEARING AID FITTING PROCEDURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARTUNER HEARING AID FITTING PROCEDURE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MULTICHANNEL COMPRESSION HEARING AID; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOUND INTENSITY; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; PRESBYCUSIS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22644436625     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500060198     Document Type: Article

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