Benefits of adaptive FM systems on speech recognition in noise for listeners who use hearing aids

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-45

  Thibodeau, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

FM systems; Hearing loss; Speech recognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953560675     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2010/09-0014)     Document Type: Article

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