Acclimatization in wide dynamic range multichannel compression and linear amplification hearing aids

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 517-535

  Yund, E William ^a   Roup, Christina M ^a,c   Simon, Helen J ^b   Bowman, Glen A ^a  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Hearing aid; Hearing aid experience; Hearing impairment; Hearing loss; Linear amplification; Rehabilitation; Speech cues; Speech perception; Syllable recognition; Wide dynamic range multichannel compression

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; HEARING AIDS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

HEARING AID EXPERIENCE; LINEAR AMPLIFICATION; SPEECH CUES; WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE MULTICHANNEL COMPRESSION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHONEME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750243404     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.06.0099     Document Type: Article

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