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benefit,directional microphones,hearing,hearing aids,hearing loss,noise,objective benefit,signal-to-noise ratio,speech understanding,subjective benefit
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Real-world benefit from directional microphone hearing aids
David Gnewikow, PhD
Todd Ricketts, PhD
Gene W. Bratt, PhD
Laura C. Mutchler, AuD
This article summarizes data from a 3-year, double-blinded study of directional hearing aid benefit.
benefit
directional microphones
hearing
hearing aids
hearing loss
noise
objective benefit
signal-to-noise ratio
speech understanding
subjective benefit
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