The objective and subjective evaluation of multichannel expansion in wide dynamic range compression hearing instruments

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-24

  Plyler, Patrick N ^a   Lowery, Kristy J ^a   Hamby, Hilary M ^a   Trine, Timothy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Starkey Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Expansion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL COMPRESSION; HEARING AID; HUMAN; NOISE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 34247846191     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/002)     Document Type: Article

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