The Future of Hearing Aid Technology

Trends in Amplification

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-45

  Edwards, Brent ^a  

^a Starkey Hearing Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; digital; hearing aid; wireless

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ATTENTION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; COGNITION; EAR; HEARING; HEARING AID; INDIVIDUALIZATION; PREDICTION; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; FORECASTING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33846993413     PISSN: 10847138     EISSN: 19405588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084713806298004     Document Type: Article

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