Acceptance of noise growth patterns in hearing aid users

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 126-135

  Freyaldenhoven, Melinda C ^a   Plyler, Patrick N ^b   Thelin, James W ^b   Muenchen, Robert A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Acceptance of noise; Effect of speech presentation level; Prediction of hearing aid use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 38849119228     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/009)     Document Type: Article

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