Effects of noise and reverberation on speech perception and listening comprehension of children and adults in a classroom-like setting

Noise and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 49, 2010, Pages 270-282

  Klatte, Maria ^a   Lachmann, Thomas ^a   Meis, Markus ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b Hearing Center Oldenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; classroom acoustics; listening comprehension; noise; reverberation; speech perception

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STUDENT;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 77957569434     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.70506     Document Type: Article

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