Evaluation of an adaptive directional system in a DSP hearing aid

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-79

  Bentler, Ruth A ^a   Tubbs, Jill L ^a   Egge, Jessica L M ^a   Flamme, Gregory A ^a   Dittberner, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Directional microphone; Hearing aids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PROSTHESIS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9144255409     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2004/010)     Document Type: Article

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