Evaluation of binaural functions in bilateral cochlear implant users

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 296-310

  Chan, Jenny C Y ^a   Freed, Daniel J ^a   Vermiglio, Andrew J ^a   Soli, Sigfrid D ^a,b  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; BINAURAL HEARING; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST;

EID: 47349125639     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802075407     Document Type: Article

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