Effects of speech signal content and speaker gender on acceptance of noise in listeners with normal hearing

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 243-248

  Plyler, Patrick N ^a   Alworth, Lynzee N ^a   Rossini, Tabitha P ^a   Mapes, Kathryn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Acceptance of noise; Most comfortable level; Speaker gender; Speech context

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952605880     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2010.545082     Document Type: Article

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