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Original Article

Speech perception with hearing aids: Effects of noise reduction and directional microphone systems on amplified signals

Silvano Prosser Department of Audiology, University of FerraraCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mauro Pulga Department of Audiology, University of Ferrara
,
Antonio Mancuso Department of Information and Communication, University of Milan, Italy
&
Lorenzo Picinali Department of Technology, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Pages 106-111 | Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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