Learning effect observed for the speech reception threshold in interrupted noise with normal hearing listeners

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-188

  Rhebergen, Koenraad S ^a   Versfeld, Niek J ^a   Dreschler, Wouter A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interrupted noise; Learning effects; Non stationary noise; Speech intelligibility; Speech reception; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NOISE; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST;

EID: 41849144078     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701883224     Document Type: Article

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