SoundBite Hearing System by Sonitus Medical: A new approach to single-sided deafness

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-409

  Popelka, Gerald R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bone conduction; high frequency; Single sided deafness; teeth

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BONE CONDUCTION; DENTAL DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MICROPHONE; SAFETY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 78650111514     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: 10988955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268037     Document Type: Article

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