Effect of variations in hearing-aid frequency response on real-life functional performance of children with severe or profound hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 461-475

  Ching, Teresa Y C ^a   Hill, Mandy ^a   Dillon, Harvey ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Frequency response; Functional performance; Hearing aid evaluation; Parents' reports; PEACH; Severe or profound loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49549102240     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802116128     Document Type: Article

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