The effect of extending high-frequency bandwidth on the Acceptable Noise Level (ANL) of hearing-impaired listeners

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 353-362

  Johnson, Earl ^a,b   Ricketts, Todd ^c   Hornsby, Benjamin ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Background noise; Bandwidth; Hearing aid outcome; Hearing aid usage; Reverberation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 70350513322     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802662964     Document Type: Article

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