An investigation into the effect of limiting the frequency bandwidth of speech on speech recognition in adult cochlear implant users

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 356-362

  Milchard, Abigail J ^a,b   Cullington, Helen E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Cochlear implant; Hearing impairment; Speech recognition; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 3042551228     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400050045     Document Type: Article

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