Effects of bilateral versus unilateral hearing aid fitting on abilities measured by the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing scale (SSQ)

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 172-181

  Noble, William ^a   Gatehouse, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Handicap; Hearing aid fitting; Impairment; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SPEECH, SPATIAL, QUALITIES OF HEARING SCALE; TECHNIQUE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644613802     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500376933     Document Type: Article

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