Abstract
This paper presents an evaluation of a new wavelet-based speech enhancement algorithm for digital hearing aid applications. Recordings of speech in automobile road noise at signal-to-noise ratios of 5 dB and 10 dB were used to evaluate the new method in trials of the Revised SPIN test with 16 hearing-impaired listeners. Test results indicate that the new method can improve intelligibility for listeners with flat-spectrum hearing losses. These improvements may be attributed to increases in signal-to-noise ratio which serve to reduce upward spread-of-masking.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1982-1985 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Volume | 5 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
