Issue Date
1974
Abstract
This dissertation examines the relationship between frequency response and word-discrimination performance of hearing-impaired persons. Three questions are addressed: does the restoration of the normal field-to-eardrum transfer function improve word discrimination; is the restoration of the normal shape of the audibility curve (uniform hearing level at all frequencies) beneficial to hearing-impaired listeners; and can speech discrimination be improved by an extension of the present narrow-band response in hearing aids.
Language
English
Publisher
Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine
Subject (MeSH)
Hearing Aids; Speech Perception; Hearing Impaired Persons -- rehabilitation
Document Type
Thesis
Advisor
Miller, James D.; Hirsh, Ira J.; Niemoeller, Arthur F.; Silverman, S. Richard
Recommended Citation
Pascoe, David Pedro, "Frequency responses of hearing aids and their effects on the speech perception of eight hard-of-hearing subjects" (1974). Independent Studies and Capstones. Paper 240. Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine.
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/pacs_capstones/240
