The effects of high-frequency amplification on the objective and subjective performance of hearing instrument users with varying degrees of high-frequency hearing loss

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 616-627

  Plyler, Patrick N ^a   Fleck, Erica L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Hearing aids; High frequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, HIGH-FREQUENCY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PITCH PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248708482     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2006/044)     Document Type: Article

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