Comparison of performance on the hearing in noise test using directional microphones and digital noise reduction algorithms

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-91

  Nordrum, Stacie ^a   Erler, Susan ^a   Garstecki, Dean ^a   Dhar, Sumitrajit ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital noise reduction algorithms; Directional microphones; Speech in noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IN NOISE TEST; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROPHONE; NOISE REDUCTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249878092     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2006/010)     Document Type: Article

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