Relationship between acceptable noise level and the abbreviated profile of hearing aid benefit

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-146

  Freyaldenhoven, Melinda C ^a   Nabelek, Anna K ^b   Tampas, Joanna W ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviated profile of hearing aid benefit; Acceptable noise level; Background noise; Hearing aids; Prediction of hearing aid success use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 38849210080     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/010)     Document Type: Article

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