Fitting hearing aids to adults using prescriptive methods: An evidence-based review of effectiveness

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 448-460

  Mueller, H Gustav ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence; Formula; Gain; Hearing aid; NAL; Outcome; Prescription; Real world

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AUDIOMETRY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644805858     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.16.7.5     Document Type: Review

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