Hearing aid noise reduction algorithms and the acquisition of novel speech contrasts by young children.

A previous study by the authors concluded that digital noise reduction (DNR) does not have an influence on the acquisition of a second language in adults. On the basis of results from adult subjects, it was inferred that DNR is not likely to influence language acquisition in pre-verbal infants. The...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 140 - 146
Main Authors: Turgeon C, Dostaler M, Yathiraj A, Marcoux A
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Speech-Language & Audiology Canada Fall2009
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