Effects of transient noise reduction algorithms on speech intelligibility and ratings of hearing aid users

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-150

  DiGiovanni, Jeffrey J ^a   Davlin, Erin A ^a   Nagaraja, Naveen K ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Signal processing; Speech intelligibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEARING AID; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055160787     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2011/10-0007)     Document Type: Article

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