Benefits of auditory training for aided listening by older adults

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 335-338

  Dubno, Judy R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Hearing aids; IU word based training; SPATS; Speech perception training

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH PERCEPTION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84891103768     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/12-0080)     Document Type: Article

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