Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2007):

A historical perspective on digital hearing AIDS: how digital technology has changed modern hearing AIDS.

Full Abstract

This article provides the author's perspective on the development of digital hearing aids and how digital signal processing approaches have led to changes in hearing aid design. Major landmarks in the evolution of digital technology are identified, and their impact on the development of digital hearing aids is discussed. Differences between analog and digital approaches to signal processing in hearing aids are identified.

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Author information

Author/s: Levitt, Harry (H);

Affiliation: Advanced Hearing Concepts, Bodega Bay, California 94923, USA. harrylevitt(-atsign-)earthlink.net

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Journal: Trends in amplification (Trends Amplif), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Mar; vol 11 (issue 1) : pp 7-24

Dates: Created 2007/02/15; Completed 2007/06/19;

PMID: 17301334, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Acoustic Stimulation - instrumentation Audiology - history Hearing Aids - history Hearing Disorders - history; therapy History, 20th Century

History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Prosthesis Design Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

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