Contralateral routing of the signal amplification strategies

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-392

  Taylor, Brian ^a  

^a Unitron   (United States)

Author keywords

bilateral contralateral routing of the signal (BICROS); contralateral routing of the signal (CROS); head shadow effect; head related transfer function; Single sided deafness (SSD)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MICROPHONE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TECHNOLOGY; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

EID: 78650162581     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: 10988955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268036     Document Type: Article

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