Evaluation of low-frequency biasing as a diagnostic tool in Menière patients

Hearing Research

Volumn 231, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 84-89

  Hof Duin, Nanda J ^a   Wit, Hero P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cochlear amplifier; Endolymphatic hydrops; Low frequency biasing; Meni re; Modulation depth

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LOW FREQUENCY BIASING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MENIERE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR DISEASES; ENDOLYMPHATIC HYDROPS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MENIERE'S DISEASE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 34547667213     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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