Speech performance and sound localization abilities in neurelec digisonic® SP binaural cochlear implant users

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 256-266

  Verhaert, Nicolas ^a,g   Lazard, Diane S ^b   Gnansia, Dan ^c   Bbar, Jean Pierre ^d   Romanet, Philippe ^e   Meyer, Bernard ^b,f   Pan, Vincent ^c   Mollard, Dominique ^c   Truy, Eric ^a,f  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c MXM Neurelec   (France)

^d BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bilateral implantation; Cost benefit analysis; Head shadow; Noise; Sound localization; Squelch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860824847     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338472     Document Type: Article

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