Bilateral amplification and sound localization: Then and now

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 4 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 117-131

  Simon, Helen J ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric hearing loss; Bilateral amplification; Binaural advantage; Directional hearing; Hearing aids; Localization asymmetry; Monaural amplification; Sensorineural hearing loss; Sound localization; Speech intelligibility

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; HEARING AIDS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

ASYMMETRIC HEARING LOSS; BILATERAL AMPLIFICATION; BINAURAL ADVANTAGE; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; LOCALIZATION ASYMMETRY; MONAURAL AMPLIFICATION; SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

AMPLIFICATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACCURACY; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUND DETECTION;

AMPLIFIERS; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 33244468779     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.01.0021     Document Type: Review

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