Hearing aid outcomes for listeners with high-frequency hearing loss

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-52

  Roup, Christina M ^a,b   Noe, Colleen M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing aid benefit; Hearing aid outcomes; High frequency hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, HIGH-FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VETERANS;

EID: 67651174661     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2009/08-0028)     Document Type: Article

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