The contributions of audibility and cognitive factors to the benefit provided by amplified speech to older adults

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 590-603

  Humes, Larry E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COGNITION; CONVERSATION; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

AGED; COCHLEA; COGNITION; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, HIGH-FREQUENCY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 38749120221     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.18.7.6     Document Type: Review

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