Cochlear Hearing Loss provides an understanding of the changes in perception that take place when a person has cochlear hearing loss so the reader understands not only what does happen, but why it happens.

The book interrelates physiological and perceptual data and presents both this and basic concepts in an integrated manner. It conveys an understanding of the perceptual changes associated with cochlear hearing loss, of the difficulties faced by the hearing-impaired person, and the limitations of current hearing aids.

Contents

1. Physiological Aspects of Cochlear Hearing Loss
2. Absolute Thresholds
3. Masking, Frequency Selectivity and Basilar Membrane Nonlinearity
4. Loudness Perception and Intensity Resolution
5. Temporal Resolution and Temporal Integration
6. Pitch Perception and Frequency Discrimination
7. Spatial Hearing and Advantages of Binaural Hearing
8. Speech Perception
9. Hearing Aids

Index

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