Temporal masking curves for hearing-impaired listeners

Hearing Research

Volumn 218, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 98-111

  Stainsby, Thomas H ^a   Moore, Brian C J ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decay of masking; Forward masking; Linear temporal integrator; Reduced compression; Sensorineural hearing loss; Temporal masking curves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MASKING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BASILAR MEMBRANE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING;

EID: 33746303901     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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