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Effects of frequency compression and frequency transposition on fricative and affricate perception in listeners with normal hearing and mild to moderate hearing loss

Alexander et al., 2014

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2082485432689775848
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Alexander J
Kopun J
Stelmachowicz P
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Ear and hearing

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Objectives: The authors have demonstrated that the limited bandwidth associated with conventional hearing aid amplification prevents useful high-frequency speech information from being transmitted. The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of two popular …
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