Measuring tinnitus loudness using constrained psychophysical scaling

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-128

  Ward, Lawrence M ^a   Baumann, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data collection; Experimental research; Hearing; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TINNITUS;

EID: 74549213245     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2009/07-0033)     Document Type: Article

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