Discrimination of release time constants in hearing-aid compressors

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 189-198

  Gilbert, Gaëtan ^a,b   Akeroyd, Michael A ^a   Gatehouse, Stuart ^a  

^a MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Compression; Discrimination; Hearing aids; Release time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HEARING AID COMPRESSOR; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41849138231     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701829722     Document Type: Article

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