How to compare hearing-aid processing of real speech and a speech-modified stimulus for objective validation of hearing-aid fittings?

Authors

  • Søren Laugesen Interacoustics Research Unit, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

Keywords:

Hearing aid, Auditory steady-state response, Coupler gain, Noise reduction

Abstract

A method is proposed to evaluate whether a modern hearing aid with all automatic features enabled processes a speech-modified stimulus for objective validation of hearing-aid fittings as speech. The proposed method measures short-term coupler gains from brief snippets of steady-state probe noise, crossfaded into either the International Speech Test Signal (ISTS) or the speech-modified stimulus, which thus act as conditioning signals. For reference, the method is also applied to a steady-steady noise signal, which drives the hearing aids into noise mode. Results for a selection of hearing aids show that the method classifies the hearing aids’ mode of processing according to expectations, with all three conditioning signals.

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Published

2020-04-20

How to Cite

Laugesen, S. (2020). How to compare hearing-aid processing of real speech and a speech-modified stimulus for objective validation of hearing-aid fittings?. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research, 7, 317–324. Retrieved from https://proceedings.isaar.eu/index.php/isaarproc/article/view/2019-36

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Section

2019/4. Novel directions in hearing-instrument technology