Spatial hearing of normally hearing and cochlear implanted children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-494

  Murphy, John ^a   Summerfield, A Quentin ^b   O'Donoghue, Gerard M ^a,c   Moore, David R ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral cochlear implants; Head movements; Lateral release; Sound localization; Unilateral cochlear implants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEARING; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL HEARING; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952751391     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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