Speech-in-noise screening tests by internet, Part 2: Improving test sensitivity for noise-induced hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 835-848

  Leensen, Monique C J ^a   De Laat, Jan A P M ^b   Snik, Ad F M ^c   Dreschler, Wouter A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Noise induced hearing loss; Non stationary noise; Prevention; Self screening; Speech reception threshold; Speech in noise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054057642     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.595017     Document Type: Article

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