Using the observer-based psychophysical procedure to assess localization acuity in toddlers who use bilateral cochlear implants

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-239

  Grieco Calub, Tina M ^a   Litovsky, Ruth Y ^a   Werner, Lynne A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral cochlear implants; Cochlear implants; Localization acuity; Minimum audible angle; Observer based psychophysical method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 38649127286     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/mao.0b013e31816250fe     Document Type: Article

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