Preliminary evaluation of a novel bone-conduction device for single-sided deafness

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 492-497

  Popelka, Gerald R ^a   Derebery, Jennifer ^b   Blevins, Nikolas H ^a   Murray, Michael ^c   Moore, Brian C J ^d   Sweetow, Robert W ^e   Wu, Ben ^f   Katsis, Mina ^g  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Camino Ear Nose and Throat   (United States)

^d University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Engineering IV   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

BAHA; Bone conduction; Dental; Single sided deafness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CONDUCTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; BONE CONDUCTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 77950981544     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181be6741     Document Type: Article

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