Long-term usage of modern signal processing by listeners with severe or profound hearing loss: A retrospective survey

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-146

  Keidser, Gitte ^a   Hartley, David ^a   Carter, Lyndal ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital hearing aids; Hearing loss; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DEAFNESS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49149117345     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2008/07-0012)     Document Type: Article

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