Speech recognition with BAHA simulator in subjects with acquired unilateral sensorineural hearing loss

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 633-639

  Bovo, Roberto ^a,b   Prosser, Silvano ^a   Ortore, Rocco Pio ^a   Martini, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bone conduction; Bone anchored hearing aid; speech perception; unilateral hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID; BONE CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; SUTURE ANCHORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956011998     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2010.544675     Document Type: Article

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