title: Restaurant noise, hearing loss, and hearing aids.
abstract: Our multidisciplinary team obtained noise data in 27 San Francisco Bay Area restaurants. These data included typical minimum, peak, and average sound pressure levels; digital tape recordings; subjective noise ratings; and on-site unaided and aided speech discrimination tests. We report the details and implications of these noise measurements and provide basic information on selecting hearing aids and suggestions for coping with restaurant noise.
authors.affiliation: Hearing Institute for Children and Adults, San Jose, CA 95128.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lebo
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Mosher
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jelonek
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Schwind
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Krusemark
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Kurz
mesh_terms: D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009622:Noise; D012147:Restaurants