Longitudinal changes in real-ear to coupler difference measurements in infants

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 558-568

  Bingham, Kristina ^a   Jenstad, Lorienne M ^a   Shahnaz, Navid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic impedance tests; External ear; Hearing aids; Infant; Longitudinal studies; Middle ear; Newborn; Real ear measures

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL EAR TO COUPLER DIFFERENCE; SOUND PRESSURE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73849151077     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.20.9.4     Document Type: Article

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