Combining Directional Microphone and Single-Channel Noise Reduction Algorithms: A Clinical Evaluation in Difficult Listening Conditions With Cochlear Implant Users

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages e13-e23

  Hersbach, Adam A ^a   Arora, Komal ^a   Mauger, Stefan J ^a   Dawson, Pam W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST;

EID: 84862903529     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31824b9e21     Document Type: Article

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