Head shadow, squelch, and summation effects in bilateral users of the MED-EL COMBI 40/40+ cochlear implant

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-204

  Schleich, Peter ^a,b   Nopp, P ^a   D'Haese, P ^a  

^a MED EL GmbH   (Austria)

^b Research and Development   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942564459     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AUD.0000130792.43315.97     Document Type: Article

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