Bilateral or unilateral amplification: Is there a difference? A brief tutorial

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Mencher, George T ^a,c   Davis, Adrian ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MICROPHONE; NOISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TEACHING; TINNITUS;

EID: 33748668465     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020600782568     Document Type: Article

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