Comparison of speech perception in background noise with acceptance of background noise in aided and unaided conditions

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1001-1011

  Nabelek, Anna K ^a   Tampas, Joanna W ^a   Burchfield, Samuel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Background noise; Hearing aids; Speech perception in noise

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE; NOISE STANDARD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUND INTENSITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8544275848     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2004/074)     Document Type: Article

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