Remote probe microphone measurement to verify hearing aid performance

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 122-124

  Ferrari, Deborah Viviane ^a   Bernardez Braga, Gabriela Rosito Alvarez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAZIL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMETRY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650229630     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.003005     Document Type: Article

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