Efficacy of linear frequency transposition on consonant identification in quiet and in noise

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 465-479

  Kuk, Francis ^a   Keenan, Denise ^a   Korhonen, Petri ^a   Lau, Chi Chuen ^a  

^a Widex Hearing Aid Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear frequency transposition; Nonsense syllable test; Training effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSONANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING AID; HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHONATION; PHONEME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUND INTENSITY; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 70350498783     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.20.8.2     Document Type: Article

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