The effect of hearing loss on the resolution of partials and fundamental frequency discrimination

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2891-2901

  Moore, Brian C J ^a   Glasberg, Brian R ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTER FREQUENCY; COCHLEAR HEARING LOSS; COMPLEX TONES; FREQUENCY SELECTIVITY; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; HEARING LOSS;

BENCHMARKING; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

AUDITION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SOUND DETECTION; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 81355164050     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3640852     Document Type: Article

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