Comparison of pseudobinaural hearing to real binaural hearing rehabilitation after cochlear implantation in patients with unilateral deafness and tinnitus

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-47

  Arndt, Susan ^a   Aschendorff, Antje ^a   Laszig, Roland ^a   Beck, Rainer ^a   Schild, Christian ^a   Kroeger, Stefanie ^a   Ihorst, Gabriele ^a   Wesarg, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BAHA; Cochlear implant; CROS hearing aid; Localization; Speech comprehension; Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650757379     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181fcf271     Document Type: Article

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