The development of a biologically-inspired directional microphone for hearing aids

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-94

  Miles, R N ^a   Hoy, R R ^b  

^a State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional microphone; Ormia ochracea; Silicon microfabrication technology

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ARTICLE; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; EAR; FLY; HEARING; HEARING AID; INSECT; MICROPHONE; NOISE; ORMIA OCHRACEA; PARASITOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; EAR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; SOUND;

EID: 31544466817     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090681     Document Type: Article

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