Contribution of high-frequency information to the acceptance of background noise in listeners with normal and impaired hearing

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-156

  Plyler, Patrick N ^a   Madix, Steven G ^b   Thelin, James W ^a   Johnston, Kristie W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Background noise level; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 39149125414     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2007/019)     Document Type: Article

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