Relative importance of different spectral bands to consonant identification: Relevance for frequency transposition in hearing aids

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 334-345

  Vickers, Deborah ^a   Robinson, Joanna D ^b   Fllgrabe, Christian ^b   Baer, Thomas ^b   Moore, Brian C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Band importance function; Consonant identification; Transposition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING; HEARING AID; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350509855     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802644889     Document Type: Article

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