Open-canal fittings and the hearing aid occlusion effect

Hearing Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 50-56

  MacKenzie, Douglas J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING AID; HEARING AID OCCLUSION EFFECT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCLUSION; OPEN CANAL HEARING AID; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33845372501     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: 15425991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000286218.69092.dd     Document Type: Article

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