Hearing loss and aging: New research findings and clinical implications

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 4 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 9-24

  Gordon Salant, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; Aging; Auditory temporal processing; Aural rehabilitation; Hearing aids; Hearing disability; Presbycusis; Reverberant speech; Signal processing; Speech perception; Time compressed speech

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; HEARING AIDS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH;

AGE-RELATED HEARING LOSS; AUDITORY TEMPORAL PROCESSING; AURAL REHABILITATION; HEARING DISABILITY; PRESBYCUSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AUDITION;

AGING; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DICHOTIC LISTENING; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; PRESBYCUSIS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33244454974     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.01.0006     Document Type: Review

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