Frequency-modulation (FM) technology as a method for improving speech perception in noise for individuals with multiple sclerosis

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 605-616

  Lewis, Michele Samantha ^a,b   Hutter, Michele ^a   Lilly, David J ^a   Bourdette, Dennis ^b,c,d   Saunders, Julie ^b,c   Fausti, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

FM technology; Hearing; Multiple sclerosis; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOISE; RADIO WAVES; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745312218     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.17.8.7     Document Type: Article

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