Perception of temporal fine-structure cues in speech with minimal envelope cues for listeners with mild-to-moderate hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 823-831

  Ardoint, Marine ^a   Sheft, Stanley ^b   Fleuriot, Pierre ^c   Garnier, Stéphane ^c   Lorenzi, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Groupement d'Audioprothésistes Entendre   (France)

Author keywords

Envelope; Hearing impairment; Speech; Temporal fine structure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; PHONETICS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958010919     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2010.492402     Document Type: Article

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