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Hearing aid transducers

Killion et al., 2016

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17531661336914471134
Author
Killion M
Van Halteren A
Stenfelt S
Warren D
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Hearing Aids

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This chapter contains a brief historical and descriptive review of the microphones, earphones, and bone vibrators that are the essential elements in a hearing aid. The dramatic reduction in size of microphones and earphones (receivers) is documented, as is …
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