An evidence-based systematic review of frequency lowering in hearing aids for school-age children with hearing loss

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 313-328

  McCreery, Ryan W ^a   Venediktov, Rebecca A ^b   Coleman, Jaumeiko J ^b   Leech, Hillary M ^b,c  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AMERICAN SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c Carroll County Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Children; Dynamic consonant boost; Evidence based systematic review; Frequency compression; Frequency lowering; Frequency transposition; Nonlinear frequency compression

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871480020     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0015)     Document Type: Review

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