Effect of Digital Frequency Compression (DFC) on speech recognition in candidates for combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation (EAS)

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1194-1202

  Gifford, René H ^a,b   Dorman, Michael F ^a   Spahr, Anthony J ^a   McKarns, Sharon A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Cochlear implants; Electric and acoustic stimulation (EAS); Frequency compression; Hearing aids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35848943050     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/083)     Document Type: Article

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