Can a remotely delivered auditory training program improve speech-in-noise understanding?

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 333-337

  Abrams, Harvey B ^a,b   Bock, Kirsten ^c   Irey, Ryan L ^a  

^a Starkey Hearing Technologies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGED; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84942866373     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: 15589137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-15-0002     Document Type: Article

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