Speech and music quality ratings for linear and nonlinear hearing aid circuitry

被引：29

作者：

Davies-Venn, Evelyn ^{[1
]}

Souza, Pamela ^{[1
]}

Fabry, David ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Washington, Dept Speech & Hearing Sci, Seattle, WA 98105 USA

[2] Phonak Inc, Warrenville, IL USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | 2007年 / 18卷 / 08期

关键词：

hearing aids; peak clipping; compression; speech recognition; HINT; quality;

D O I：

10.3766/jaaa.18.8.6

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100104 ; 100213 ;

摘要：

This study evaluated quality ratings for speech and music stimuli processed using peak clipping (PC), compression limiting (CL), and wide-dynamic range compression (WDRC) hearing aid circuitry. Eighteen listeners with mild-to-moderate hearing loss were binaurally fitted with behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids and instructed to rate the quality of speech under various conditions in quiet and noise and two genres of music. Results for speech revealed a slight preference for WDRC at 80 dB SPL, and equivalent ratings for the three circuits under all other listening conditions. Music ratings revealed a marginally significant preference for WDRC and a preference for classical over popular music. For music, judgments on pleasantness were the most influential on overall circuit preference.

引用

页码：688 / 699

页数：12

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