The acceptance of background noise in adult cochlear implant users

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 502-515

  Plyler, Patrick N ^a   Bahng, Junghwa ^a   Von Hapsburg, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

ANL; Background noise; Cochlear implant; Speech perception; Subjective outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 45249108029     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/036)     Document Type: Article

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