The Impact of Hearing Aids on Listening Effort and Listening-Related Fatigue - Investigations in a Virtual Realistic Listening Environment.
Participation in complex listening situations such as group conversations in noisy environments sets high demands on the auditory system and on cognitive processing. Reports of hearing-impaired people indicate that strenuous listening situations occurring throughout the day lead to feelings of fatig...
| Publicado en: | Trends in Hearing pp. 1 - 23 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
8/2/2024
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