Preliminary evidence of asymmetry in uncomfortable loudness levels after unilateral hearing aid experience: Evidence of functional plasticity in the adult auditory system

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 684-688

  Munro, Kevin J ^a   Trotter, June H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Audiology Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Functional plasticity; Hearing aid; Reorganization; Uncomfortable loudness level

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETER; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SOUND INTENSITY; UNCOMFORTABLE LOUDNESS LEVEL; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33751582251     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020600640444     Document Type: Article

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