Free field frequency discrimination abilities of cochlear implant users

Hearing Research

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 77-84

  Pretorius, L L ^a   Hanekom, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Frequency discrimination; Music perception; Pure tones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SOUND TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 52049126161     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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