Speech perception in noise in unilateral hearing loss

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Unilateral hearing loss is characterized by a decrease of hearing in one ear only. In the presence of ambient noise, individuals with unilateral hearing loss are faced with greater difficulties understanding speech than normal listeners. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the speech p...

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Main Authors: Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia Mondelli, Marina de Marchi dos Santos, Maria Renata José
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942016000400427&lng=en&tlng=en