Perceptual training of phoneme identification for hearing loss

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-119

  Woods, David L ^a,b,c   Yund, E William ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Neurology Service (127E)   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; Computer based training; Hearing aids; Neuroplasticity; Phonemes; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIATHERMY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEARING AID; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHONEME; REVIEW; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34247631012     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973437     Document Type: Review

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