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The Effect of Passing Time on Self-reported Satisfaction with Hearing Aid Amplification 时间流逝对助听器放大自我报告满意度的影响

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2003-05-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.25.1.28.31123

B. Mcleod, L. Upfold

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引用次数: 3

Audiology and the Educational Management of Children with Hearing Loss 听力损失儿童的听力学与教育管理

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2003-05-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.25.1.1.31128

F. Rickards

引用次数: 0

A Conceptual Framework to Aid the Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Tinnitus 辅助重度耳鸣诊断和治疗的概念框架

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-11-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.2.59.31107

M. Meikle

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引用次数: 19

Hyperacusis: Testing, Treatments and a Possible Mechanism 听觉亢进:测试、治疗和可能的机制

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-11-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.2.68.31109

J. Vernon

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引用次数: 14

Decreased Sound Tolerance and Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) 降低声音耐受性和耳鸣再训练治疗(TRT)

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-11-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.2.74.31105

Margaret M. Jastreboff, P. Jastreboff

引用次数: 149

Summary of Highlights from the 7th International Tinnitus Seminar 第七届国际耳鸣研讨会要点总结

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-11-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.2.57.31108

Pam Gabriels

引用次数: 0

Wavelet Analysis for Audiologists 听力学家的小波分析

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-11-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.2.92.31110

W. Wilson

引用次数: 5

Considerations When Evaluating a Tinnitus Patient for Compensation 评估耳鸣患者赔偿时的考虑因素

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-11-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.2.85.31106

R. Tyler

引用次数: 4

Neonatal Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions Screening: How Many Stimuli Are Enough? 新生儿瞬态诱发耳声发射筛查:多少刺激才足够?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-05-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.1.49.31114

L. Cropper, J. Kei, V. Smyth, M. Maurer, June Young, D. Tudehope, B. McPherson

引用次数: 1

Conversion from the Body-worn Spectra to the Ear-level ESPrit22 in Children 儿童体戴光谱到耳级ESPrit22的转换

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2002-05-01 DOI: 10.1375/AUDI.24.1.1.31113

K. Plant, L. Whitford, P. Seligman, Katie Hill, L. Winton, J. Decker, Emma Rushbrooke, Lia Lassig

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引用次数: 0