Hearing aids: A review of what's new

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1043-1050

  Kim, Harold H ^a   Barrs, David M ^b  

^a Wilson Ear Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROPHONE; NOISE REDUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33646796705     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.03.010     Document Type: Review

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