Hearing aid-induced plasticity in the auditory system of older adults: Evidence from speech perception

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1601-1610

  Lavie, Limor ^a   Banai, Karen ^a   Karni, Avi ^a   Attias, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUDITORY CORTEX; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGED; AUDITORY CORTEX; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOISE; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84944548006     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: 15589102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-14-0225     Document Type: Article

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