Spatial unmasking and binaural advantage for children with normal hearing, a cochlear implant and a hearing aid, and bilateral implants

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 295-306

  Mok, Mansze ^a   Galvin, Karyn L ^a   Dowell, Richard C ^a,b   McKay, Colette M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children with cochlear implants; Cochlear implants; Hearing aids; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINAURAL HEARING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 34547784992     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103210     Document Type: Article

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