Ambient noise impact on accuracy of automated hearing assessment

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 730-736

  Storey, Karyn K ^a   Muñoz, Karen ^a   Nelson, Lauri ^a   Larsen, Jeffery ^a   White, Karl ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral measures; Instrumentation; Medical audiology; Noise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907057897     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2014.920110     Document Type: Article

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