Effect of type of noise and loudspeaker array on the performance of omnidirectional and directional microphones

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 398-412

  Valente, Michael ^a   Mispagel, Karen M ^a   Tchorz, Juergen ^b   Fabry, David ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Phonak Holding AG   (Switzerland)

^c Phonak Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behind the ear (BTE); Directional benefit; Directional microphone; Hearing in Noise Test (HINT); In the canal (ITC); Omnidirectional microphone; Phonak Perseo; R Space restaurant noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY LATERALIZATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROPHONE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 33749463599     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.17.6.3     Document Type: Article

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