Effect of Dual Sensory Loss on Auditory Localization: Implications for Intervention

Trends in Amplification

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 259-272

  Simon, Helen J ^a   Levitt, Harry ^b  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

bilateral hearing aids; directional hearing aids; interaural difference cues; low vision; sound localization

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BLINDNESS; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

CUES; DEAF-BLIND DISORDERS; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 36249003435     PISSN: 10847138     EISSN: 19405588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084713807308209     Document Type: Article

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