Evaluation of the NAL-NL1 and the DSL v.4.1 prescriptions for children: Paired-comparison intelligibility judgments and functional performance ratings

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages S35-s48

  Ching, Teresa Y C ^a,b   Scollie, Susan D ^c   Dillon, Harvey ^a,b   Seewald, Richard ^c   Britton, Louise ^d   Steinberg, Jane ^e   Gilliver, Megan ^a   King, Katrina A ^f  

^a NATIONAL ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b HEARing CRC   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Royal NSW Deaf Blind Children Inst   (Australia)

^e Dynamic Hearing Inc   (Australia)

^f Audio Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; DSL; Functional performance; Hearing aid evaluation; Intelligibility judgments; NAL; Parents' reports; PEACH

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449121247     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020903095791     Document Type: Article

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