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Wind noise in hearing aids: II. Effect of microphone directivity

King ChungDepartment of Allied Health and Communication Disorders, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA. E-mail: [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 29-42 | Received 07 Aug 2011, Accepted 27 Jul 2011, Published online: 23 Nov 2011

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