Real-world benefit from directional microphone hearing aids

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 603-618

  Gnewikow, David ^a   Ricketts, Todd ^b   Bratt, Gene W ^c   Mutchler, Laura C ^d  

^a Advanced Hearing Solutions   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit; Directional microphones; Hearing; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Noise; Objective benefit; Signal to noise ratio; Speech understanding; Subjective benefit

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT; DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONES; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; NOISE; OBJECTIVE BENEFIT; SPEECH UNDERSTANDING; SUBJECTIVE BENEFIT;

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; AMPLIFICATION; HEARING AIDS; MICROPHONES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

AUDITION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROPHONE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY;

ACOUSTICS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 70350441662     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.03.0052     Document Type: Article

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