Alterations of the speech signal, including additive noise and nonlinear distortion, can
reduce speech intelligibility and quality. Hearing aids present an especially complicated …

Throughout our adult lives there is a decline in peripheral hearing, auditory processing and
elements of cognition that support listening ability. Audiometry provides no information about …

Background and Objectives: Learning to speak properly requires a fully formed brain, good
eyesight, and a functioning auditory system. Defective phonation is the outcome of a failure …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine how multiple types of signal processing
activated together influence listeners' preferences. Method: Participants were adults with …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of a tablet-based remote
data collection method for measuring preference for hearing aid signal processing features …

Speech recognition by both humans and machines frequently fails in non-optimal yet
common situations. For example, word recognition error rates for second-language (L2) …

The process of fitting hearing aids for adults is focused on improving audibility while
balancing speech intelligibility and sound quality perception needs. Successful hearing aid …

SETTING HEARING AIDS FOR OLDER ADULTS Page 1 SETTING HEARING AIDS FOR
OLDER ADULTS A thesis submitted to The University of Manchester for the degree of Doctor …

The temporal envelope of speech provides fundamental cues for speech recognition.
However, when two speech sentences are presented simultaneously, the intelligibility of the …

Normalerweise nimmt man an, dass die Zufriedenheit mit einer Hörgeräteversorgung umso
größer ist, je besser man mit ihnen Sprache versteht. Doch gerade ältere mit Hörgeräten …