Validation of a novel combination hearing aid and tinnitus therapy device

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-52

  Henry, James A ^a,b   Frederick, Melissa ^a   Sell, Sara ^a,c   Griest, Susan ^a,b   Abrams, Harvey ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Starkey Hearing Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic stimulation; Hearing; Outcomes research; Randomized controlled trial; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920264723     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000093     Document Type: Article

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