Effects of reverberation on acceptable noise level measurements in younger and older adults

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 832-838

  Adams, Elizabeth M ^a   Gordon Hickey, Susan ^a   Moore, Robert E ^a   Morlas, Holly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Most comfortable listening level; Reverberation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958017015     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2010.491096     Document Type: Article

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