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"Tribute to Edgar Villchur."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Review Dec. 2011: 38-39.

"20Q: Tribute to Edgar Villchur."
Mueller, Guss.
AudiologyOnline.com Nov. 2011: 0.

"Warfighter Auditory Situational Awareness: Locating the Shooter with and without Hearing Protection."
Casali, John G., Kristen Talcott, John P. Keady, and Mead C. Killion.
Human Systems Integration Symposium 2011 Oct. 2011: 1-12.

"The Red Flag Matrix."
Taylor, Brian and Jill Bernstein.
Audiology Practices 3.3 (2011): 40+.

"Better protection from blasts without sacrificing situational awareness."
Killion, Mead C., Tim Monroe, and Viorel Drambarean .
International Journal of Audiology 50 (2011): 38-45.

"Three pre-tests: What they do and why experts say you should use them more."
Mueller, Gustav H.
The Hearing Journal 63.4 (2010): 17-24.

"Twenty years later: A NEW Count-The-Dots method."
Killion, Mead C. and H. Gustav Mueller.
The Hearing Journal 63.1 (2010): 10-15.

"Comparison of vu-meter-based and rms-based calibration of speech levels."
Killion, Mead C.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126.3 (2009): 0.

"What Special Hearing Aid Properties Do Performing Musicians Require?."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 16.2 (2009): 20+.

"Uniform Hearing Protection for Musicians."
Patricia A. Niquette.
Hearing Loss In Musicians. Eds. Marshall Chasin. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing, 2009. 63-74.

"Metallica, Music, & Mead: Interview with Mead Killion."
Beck, Douglas L. and Mead Killion. (2008).

"Compression in Hearing Aids: Why Fast Multichannel Processing Systems Work Well."
Villchur, Edgar.
The Hearing Review 15.6 (2008): 16-28.

"Measurement of Individual Loudness Functions by Trisection of Loudness Ranges."
Villchur, Edgar and Mead C. Killion.
Ear and Hearing 29.5 (2008): 693-703.

"Developing and Testing a Laboratory Sound System That Yields Accurate Real-World Results."
Revit, Lawrence J., Mead C. Killion, and Cynthia L. Compton-Conley.
The Hearing Review 14.11 (2007): 54-61.

"Uniform Attenuation Hearing Protection Devices."
Niquette, Patricia A.
The Hearing Review 14.3 (2007): 42+.

"Hearing Aid."
Killion, Mead C. and Edgar Villchur.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 10th Edition. Ed. . : McGraw-Hill, 2007. 1-3.

"Erratum: "Development of a Quick Speech-In-Noise Test For Measuring Signal-To-Noise Ratio Loss in Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Listeners" [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 11694), 2395-2405 (2004)]."
Killion, Mead C., Patricia A. Niquette, Gail I. Gudmundsen, Larry J. Revit and Shilpi Banerjee.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 119.3 (2006): 1888.

"Hearing Protection for Musicians."
Niquette, Patty.
The Hearing Review 13.3 (2006): 52+.

"Does Earphone Type Affect Risk for Recreational Noise-induced Hearing Loss."
Fligor, Brian J. and Terri E. Ives. Paper presented at the NIHL in Children Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. (2006).

"Research and Clinical Implications for High Fidelity Hearing Aids."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Care for Adults 2006. Eds. Catherine Palmer and Richard C. Seewald. Stafa, Switzerland: Phonak AG, 2006. 181-191.

"Fitting Hearing Aids Using Clinical Prefitting Speech Measures: An Evidence-Based Review."
Killion, Mead C. and Gail I. Gudmundsen.
Journal of the American Acadamy of Audiology 16.7 (2005): 439-447.

"Development of a Quick Speech-In-Noise Test For Measuring Signal-To-Noise Ratio Loss in Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Listeners."
Killion, Mead C., Patricia A. Niquette, Gail I. Gudmundsen, Larry J. Revit and Shilpi Banerjee.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 116.4 (2004): 2395-2405.

"Myths about Hearing Aid Benefit and Satisfaction."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 11.9 (2004): 14+.

"Myths about Hearing in Noise and Directional Microphones."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 11.2 (2004): 14+.

"Elements of Effective Hearing Aid Performance."
Villchur, Edgar.
AudiologyOnline.com Feb. 2004: 0.

"Myths that Discourage Improvements in Hearing Aid Design."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 11.1 (2004): 32+.

"The 'Missing 6 dB' of Tillman, Johnson, and Olsen Was Found - 30 Years Ago."
Block, Michael G., Mead C. Killion, and Tom W. Tillman.
Seminars in Hearing 25.1 (2004): 7-16.

"Performance of Directional Microphones for Hearing Aids: Real-World Versus Simulation."
Compton-Conley, Cynthia L., Arlene C. Newman, Mead C. Killion, and Harry Levitt.
Journal of the American Acadamy of Audiology 15.6 (2004): 440-455.

"There's Less Talking In Barrels, But the Occlusion Effect is Still With Us."
Mueller, H. Gustav.
The Hearing Journal 56.8 (2003): 10+.

"Speech-In-Noise Tests: How and Why To Include Them in Your Basic Test Battery."
Taylor, Brian.
The Hearing Journal 56.1 (2003): 40-43.

"Physical Options for Custom Hearing Aids."
Gudmundsen, Gail I.
Seminars in Hearing 24.4 (2003): 313-321.

"Earmold Acoustics."
Killion, Mead C.
Seminars in Hearing 24.4 (2003): 299-312.

"Toward Accurate Assessment of Real-World Hearing Aid Benefit."
Revit, Lawrence J. and Robert B. Schulein.
The Hearing Review 9.8 (2002): 34+.

"Complaints About Hearing in Noise: A New Answer."
Christensen, Laurel A., Dana Helmink, Wim Soede, and Mead C. Killion.
The Hearing Review 9.6 (2002): 34+.

"New Thinking on Hearing in Noise: A Generalized Articulation Index."
Killion, Mead C.
Seminars in Hearing 23.1 (2002): 57-75.

"Suitcase Lab Measurement of Digital Cellphone Interference Levels on Hearing Aids."
Killion, Mead C., Harry Teder, and Russ Thoma.
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 12.6 (2001): 281-285.

"Hearing Aids and the Digital Mobile Phone - an Update."
Killion, Mead C.
BSHAA News May 2001: 19-20.

"Digital Cellphones and Hearing Aids: The Problem is Mostly Solved."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Journal 54.3 (2001): 10+.

"Watch Your Ears - Safeguarding Your Most Valuable Assests."
Parsons, Mark.
Modern Drummer Jan. 2001: 166+.

"What Can the Pure-Tone Audiogram Tell us about a Patient's SNR Loss?."
Killion, Mead C. and Patricia A. Niquette.
The Hearing Journal 53.3 (2000): 46+.

"A Universal Pass/Refer Criterion For DOPOAEs: Is it Possible?."
Christensen, Laurel A.
The Hearing Review 7.2 (2000): 22+.

"Principles of High-Fidelity Hearing Aid Amplification."
Killion, Mead C. and Laurel A. Christensen.
Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification. Eds. Robert E. Sandlin. San Diego, Calif: Singular, 2000. 171-207.

"Digital, Analogue and Directional: Will the real winner please step forward."
Killion, Mead C.
BSHAA News May 1999: 7-9.

"Let the Music Begin!."
Briskey, Karen and Mary Paulson.
The Hearing Review 6.2 (1999): 37.

"Stupendous and Earth Shattering."
Killion, Mead C.
Illinois Academy of Audiology Sounding Board 1999: 8-9.

"Hearing Aids - Past, Present and Future: SNR Loss Comes of Age."
Killion, Mead C. and Patricia A. Niquette.
Auditory Models and Non-linear Hearing Instruments: 18th Danavox Symposium. Eds. Arne N. Rasmussen, et al.. Denmark: Holmens Trykkeri, 1999. 325-340.

"Some Instructions To Readers On Using The Journal's Real-World Audio CD."
Christensen, Laurel A., Mead C. Killion, Patty T. Niquette, and Larry J. Revit.
The Hearing Journal 51.8 (1998): 68-75.

"The Case of the Missing Dots: AI and SNR Loss."
Killion, Mead C. and Laurel A. Christensen.
The Hearing Journal 51.5 (1998): 32+.

"Real-World Performance Of An ITE Directional Microphone."
Killion, Mead C., Robert Schulein, Laurel A. Christensen, David Fabry, Larry J. Revit, Patty Niquette, and King Chung.
The Hearing Journal 51.4 (1998): 1-6.

"SNR Loss: "I Can Hear What People Say, But I Can't Understand Them"."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 4.12 (1997): 8+.

"The SIN Report: Circuits Haven't Solved The Hearing-In-Noise Problem."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Journal 50.10 (1997): 28-32.

"Hearing Aids: Past, Present, Future: Moving Toward Normal Conversations In Noise."
Killion, Mead C.
British Journal of Audiology 31.3 (1997): 141+.

"How Loud Is Too Loud? The Danger Of Excessive Audio Levels."
Moss, Brett.
Pro Audio Review Jun. 1997: 1+.

"NEW VERSUS OLD: Playing-in Instruments through Vibratory Transmission of Music to the Bridge."
Ling, Danial, and Mead Killion.
Catgut Acoustical Society Journal 3.5 (1997): 42-43.

"A Critique On Four Popular Statements About Compression."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 4.2 (1997): 36+.

"Hearing Aid Transducers."
Killion, Mead C.
Encyclopedia of Acoustics, Volume Four. Eds. Malcom J. Crocker. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1997. 1979-1990.

"Hearing Thresholds."
Yost, William A. and Mead C. Killion.
Encyclopedia of Acoustics, Volume Three. Eds. Malcom J. Crocker. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1997. 1545-1554.

"Compression: Distinctions."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 3.8 (1996): 29+.

"http://www.compression.edu."
Mueller, H. Gustav and Mead C. Killion.
The Hearing Journal 49.1 (1996): 10+.

"Talking Hair Cells: What They Have To Say About Hearing Aids."
Killion, Mead C.
Hair Cells and Hearing Aids. Eds. Charles I. Berlin. San Diego: Singular Pub. Group, 1996. 125-172.

"Good Writing."
Killion, Mead C. ed.
Bulletin of the American Auditory Society 0 (1996): 1-9.

"Comparison of Two Hearing Aid Receiver-Amplifier Combinations Using Sound Quality Judgments."
Palmer, Catherine V., Mead C. Killion, Laura A. Wilber, and William J. Ballad.
Ear and Hearing 16.6 (1995): 587-598.

"FIG6 In Ten."
Gitles, Toni C. and Patty T. Niquette.
The Hearing Review 2.10 (1995): 28+.

"Protecting The Professional Ear: Conservation Strategies And Devices."
Hall, James W. III and Michael Santucci.
The Hearing Journal 48.3 (1995): 37.

"The Adverse Side Effects of FDA's Hearing Aid Proscriptions."
Killion, Mead C.
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Oct. 1994: 0.

"Fitting CIC Hearing Aids - Some Practical Pointers."
Gudmundsen, Gail I.
The Hearing Journal 47.7 (1994): 10+.

"The effect of extended playing on the tone of new violins."
Killion, Mead C.
Catgut Acoustical Society Journal 2.5 (1994): 22-23.

"New Knowledge About The Function Of The Human Middle Ear: Development Of An Improved Analog Model."
Goode, Richard L., Mead C. Killion, Koshiro Nakamura, and Shinsei Nishihara.
The American Journal of Otology 15.2 (1994): 145-154.

"Amplification: Is Class D Better Than Class B?."
Johnson, William A. and Mead C. Killion.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Mar. 1994: 11-13.

"Why Some Hearing Aids Don't Work Well!!."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Review 1.1 (1994): 40+.

"The 3 Types of Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Loudness and Intelligibility Considerations."
Killion, Mead C. and Selda Fikret-Pasa.
The Hearing Journal 46.11 (1993): 31-36.

"HABRAT: Hearing Aid Brain Rewiring Accommodation Time."
Gatehouse, Stuart and Mead C. Killion.
Hearing Instruments 44.10 (1993): 29-32.

"The K-AMP Hearing Aid: A Wide Range Of Fitting Options."
Kruger, Barbara and Fredrick M. Kruger.
Hearing Instruments 44.3 (1993): 1-2.

"Kessler Was Right-Partly: But Sin Test Shows Some Aids Improve Hearing In Noise."
Killion, Mead C. and Edgar Villchur.
The Hearing Journal 46.9 (1993): 31+.

"The K-AMP Hearing Aid: Clinical Impressions With Fittings."
Kruger, Barbara and Fredrick M. Kruger.
Hearing Instruments 44.2 (1993): 30+.

"Improving the Reliability of the Auditory Middle Latency Response by Monitoring EEG Delta Activity."
McGee, Therese, Nina Kraus, Mead Killion, Richard Rosenberg, and Cynthia King.
Ear and Hearing 14.2 (1993): 76-84.

"The K-AMP Hearing Aid: A Summary Of Feature and Benefits."
Kruger, Barbara and Fredrick M. Kruger.
Hearing Instruments 44.1 (1993): 1-3.

"The K-AMP Hearing Aid: An Attempt to Present High Fidelity for the Hearing Impaired."
Killion, Mead C.
Recent Developments in Hearing Instrument Technology: 15th Danavox Symposium. Eds. Joel Beilin and Gert R. Jensen. Copenhagen: Stougaard Jensen, 1993. 167-229.

"The Parvum Bonum, Plus Melius Fallacy in Earplug Selection."
Killion, Mead C.
Recent Developments in Hearing Instrument Technology: 15th Danavox Symposium. Eds. Joel Beilin and Gert R. Jensen. Copenhagen: Stougaard Jensen, 1993. 415-433.

"Transducers and Acoustic Couplings: The Hearing Aid Problem That Is (Mostly) Solved."
Killion, Mead C.
Acoustical Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Performance. 2nd ed. Eds. Gerald A. Studebaker and Irving Hochberg. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1993. 31-50.

"CORFIG and GIFROC: Real Ear to Coupler and Back."
Killion, Mead C. and Lawrence J. Revit.
Acoustical Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Performance. 2nd ed. Eds. Gerald A. Studebaker and Irving Hochberg. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1993. 65-85.

"A Subjective Evaluation of K-AMP vs. Linear Hearing Aids."
Knight, Jane K.
Hearing Instruments 43.10 (1992): 8-11.

"Some Questions And Answers Concerning The K-AMP Circuit."
Sweetow, Robert W., Jane K. Knight, Barbara Kruger, and Fredrick M. Kruger.
Hearing Instruments 43.7 (1992): 31.

"Elmer Victor Carlson: A Lifetime of Achievement."
Killion, Mead C.
The Bulletin of the American Auditory Society 17.1 (1992): 10+.

"Sound Exposures and Hearing Thresholds Of Symphony Orchestra Musicians."
Royster, Julia D., Larry H. Royster, and Mead C. Killion.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 89.6 (1991): 2793-2803.

"High Fidelity and Hearing Aids."
Killion, Mead C.
Audio 75.1 (1991): 42+.

"Drumming: How Risky Is It To Your Hearing?."
Cohen, Peter.
Modern Drummer Oct. 1990: 1-11.

"An Easy Method For Calculating The Articulation Index."
Mueller, H. Gustav and Mead C. Killion.
The Hearing Journal 43.9 (1990): 14-17.

"A High Fidelity Hearing Aid."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Instruments 41.8 (1990): 38-39.

"Classifying Automatic Signal Processors."
Killion, Mead C., Wayne J. Staab, and David A. Preves.
Hearing Instruments 41.8 (1990): 24-26.

"Comparison Of The Noise Attenuation Of Three Audiometric Earphones, With Additional Data On Masking Near Threshold."
Berger, E.H. and Mead C. Killion.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 86.4 (1989): 1392-1403.

"Comments On "Earphones In Audiometry" [Zwislocki Et Al., J. Acoust.Soc.Am. 83,1688-1689(1988)]."
Killion, Mead C.and Edgar Villchur.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 85.4 (1989): 1775-1779.

"An "Acoustically Invisible" Hearing Aid."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Instruments 39.10 (1988): 39-44.

"An Earplug With Uniform 15-dB Attenuation."
Killion, Mead C., Ed DeVilbiss, and Jonathan Stewart.
The Hearing Journal 41.5 (1988): 14+.

"Small Acoustic Tubes: New Approximations Including Isothermal and Viscous Effects."
Zuercher, Joseph C., Elmer V. Carlson, and Mead C. Killion.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 83.4 (1988): 1653-1660.

"Reference Thresholds For The ER-3A Insert Earphone."
Wilber, Laura A., Barbara Kruger, and Mead C. Killion.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 83.2 (1988): 669-676.

"Zwislocki Was Right...."
Killion, Mead C., Laura A. Wilber, and Gail I. Gudmundsen.
Hearing Instruments 39.1 (1988): 14-18.

"Earmold Design: Theory and Practice."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Aid Fitting: Theoretical and Practical Views (13th Danavox Symposium). Eds. Janne H. Jensen. Copenhagen: Stougaard Jensen, 1988. 155-175.

"Principles of High Fidelity Hearing Aid Amplification."
Killion, Mead C.
Handbook of Hearing Aid Amplification, Volume I.. Eds. Robert E. Sandlin. Boston: College-Hill Press, 1988. 45-79.

"Special Fitting Problems and Open-Canal Solutions."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Aid Fitting: Theoretical and Practical Views (13th Danavox Symposium). Eds. Janne H. Jensen. Copenhagen: Stougaard Jensen, 1988. 219-230.

"The "Hollow Voice" Occlusion Effect."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Aid Fitting: Theoretical and Practical Views (13th Danavox Symposium). Eds. Janne H. Jensen. Copenhagen: Stougaard Jensen, 1988. 231-241.

"Insertion Gain Repeatability Versus Loudspeaker Location: You Want Me To Put My Loudspeaker W H E R E?."
Killion, Mead C. and Lawrence J. Revit.
Ear and Hearing (Supplement) 8.5 (1987): 68-73.

"Clinical Use Of An Insert Earphone."
Ballad, William J., Jack D. Clemis, and Mead C. Killion.
Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 95.5 (1986): 520-524.

"The Noise Problem, There's Hope."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Instruments 36.11 (1985): 26+.

"Response-Modifying Earhooks For Special Fitting Problems."
Killion, Mead C. and Donald L. Wilson.
Audecibel 34.4 (1985): 20-22.

"The LDL to SSPL 90 Conversion Dilemma."
Libby, E. Robert.
Hearing Instruments 36.8 (1985): 15+.

"Insert Earphones For More Interaural Attenuation."
Killion, Mead C., Laura A. Wilber, and Gail I. Gudmundsen.
Hearing Instruments 36.2 (1985): 34-36.

"Recent Earmolds For Wideband OTE and ITE Hearing Aids."
Killion, Mead C.
The Hearing Journal 37.8 (1984): 15-22.

"A Low Frequency Emphasis Open Canal Hearing Aid."
Killion, Mead C., Charles I. Berlin, and Linda Hood.
Hearing Instruments 35.8 (1984): 30+.

"New Insert Earphones For Audiometry."
Killion, Mead C.
Hearing Instruments 35.7 (1984): 28+.

"Evaluation Of High-Fidelity Hearing Aids."
Killion, Mead C. and Tom W. Tillman.
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 25.1 (1982): 15-25.

"Transducers, Earmolds and Sound Quality Considerations."
Killion, Mead C.
The Vanderbilt Hearing-Aid Report. Eds. Gerald A. Studebaker and Fred H. Bess. Upper Darby, PA: Monographs in contemporary audiology, 1982. 104-111.

"Earmold Options For Wideband Hearing Aids."
Killion, Mead C.
Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 46.2 (1981): 10-20.

"Problems in the Application of Broadband Hearing Aid Earphones."
Killion, Mead C.
Acoustical Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Performance. Eds. Gerald A. Studebaker and Irving Hochberg. Baltimore: University Park Press, 1980. 219-264.

"CORFIG: Coupler Response For Flat Insertion Gain."
Killion, Mead C. and Edward L. Monsor.
Acoustical Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Performance. Eds. Gerald A. Studebaker and Irving Hochberg. Baltimore: University Park Press, 1980. 149-168.

"Impedance Matching By The Combined Effects Of The Outer And Middle Ear."
Killion, Mead C. and Peter Dallos.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 66.2 (1979): 599-602.

"Equalization Filter For Eardrum-Pressure Recording Using A KEMAR Manikin."
Killion, Mead C.
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 27.1 (1979): 13-16.

"Design and Evaluation of High-Fidelity Hearing Aids."Killion, Mead C.
Design and Evaluation of High-Fidelity Hearing Aids. Diss. Northwestern University, 1979.

"Revised Estimate Of Minimum Audible Pressure: Where Is The "Missing 6 dB"?."
Killion, Mead C.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 63.5 (1978): 1501-1508.

"A-Weighted Equivalents Of Permissible Ambient Noise During Audiometric Testing."
Killion, Mead C. and G.A. Studebaker.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 63.5 (1978): 1633-1635.

"Frequency Characteristics of Recent Broad Band Receivers."
Knowles, Hugh S. and Mead C. Killion.
Journal of Audiological Technique 17 (1978): 136-140.

"Noise Of Ears And Microphones."
Killion, Mead C.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 59.2 (1976): 424-433.

"Vibration Sensitivity Measurements On Subminiature Condenser Microphones."
Killion, Mead C.
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 23.2 (1975): 123-127.

"Probe-tube Microphone Assembly."
Villchur, Edgar and Mead C. Killion.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 57.1 (1975): 238-240.

"Effect of Recruitment on loudness relationships demo: Bands 1-4 (MP3 audio file dubbed from 33 1/3 Soundsheet bound into journal)."
Villchur, Edgar.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 56.5 (1974): 1601-1611.

"Simulation of the effect of recruitment on loudness relationships in speech."
Villchur, Edgar.
Journal Acoustical Society of America 56.5 (1974): 1601-1611.

"A Subminiature Electret-Condenser Microphone Of New Design."
Killion, Mead C. and Elmer V. Carlson.
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 22.4 (1974): 237-244.

"Subminiature Directional Microphones."
Carlson, Elmer V. and Mead C. Killion.
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 22.2 (1974): 92-96.

"A Wideband Miniature Microphone."
Killion, Mead C. and Elmer V. Carlson.
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 18.6 (1970): 631-635.

"A Low-Noise Two-Wire Condenser Microphone Preamplifier."
Killion, Mead C.
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 15.2 (1967): 163-168.