Perception of nonlinear distortion by hearing-impaired people

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 246-256

  Tan, Chin Tuan ^a   Moore, Brian C J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distortion; Hearing aids; Hearing impairment; Sound quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MUSIC; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MUSIC; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 44649183426     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020801945493     Document Type: Article

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