The impact of listening condition on background noise acceptance for young adults with normal hearing

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1356-1372

  Gordon Hickey, Susan ^a   Moore, Robert E ^a   Estis, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Background noise acceptance; Background noise level; Most comfortable listening level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STANDARD;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867095602     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0140)     Document Type: Article

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