High-frequency amplification and sound quality in listeners with normal through moderate hearing loss

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 160-172

  Ricketts, Todd A ^a,c   Dittberner, Andrew B ^b   Johnson, Earl E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Great Nordic Research Group   (United States)

^c Medical Center East   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Hearing aids; High frequency; Sound quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND TRANSMISSION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, HIGH-FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 38849157992     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/012)     Document Type: Article

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