Interaural correlation and the binaural summation of loudness
... and possesses its own partial loudness. Detection of the signal in broadband noise is then simply the starting point of measurable growth in the partial loudness of that signal. Given these assumptions, the differing rate of loudness growth is, in a sense, logically inevitable. At detection threshol ...
... and possesses its own partial loudness. Detection of the signal in broadband noise is then simply the starting point of measurable growth in the partial loudness of that signal. Given these assumptions, the differing rate of loudness growth is, in a sense, logically inevitable. At detection threshol ...
Speech Intelligibility Benefits of Hearing Aids at Various
... lower current drain. This enables the practical development of algorithms such as auditory scene analysis for proper input classification and handling, amplitude compression to automatically regulate gain based on the input levels, noise reduction to automatically reduce the gain for high-level “noi ...
... lower current drain. This enables the practical development of algorithms such as auditory scene analysis for proper input classification and handling, amplitude compression to automatically regulate gain based on the input levels, noise reduction to automatically reduce the gain for high-level “noi ...
Card number_____ 1
... •Select the "Input-Output Function" menu item from the "Other…" menu. Use the capabilities of this card to match the target input-output function for a frequency. How was the target you are trying to match obtained? Assume that you are trying to match the target in the test box. What settings did yo ...
... •Select the "Input-Output Function" menu item from the "Other…" menu. Use the capabilities of this card to match the target input-output function for a frequency. How was the target you are trying to match obtained? Assume that you are trying to match the target in the test box. What settings did yo ...
Loudness functions with air and bone conduction stimulation in normal-hearing
... stimulation level of 10 dB resulted in a 10 dB level increase of the required AC cancellation tone. Consequently, they reported the relative amplitude and phase settings at cancellation to be independent of stimulation level. Another AC-BC cancellation study that investigated the level-dependence of ...
... stimulation level of 10 dB resulted in a 10 dB level increase of the required AC cancellation tone. Consequently, they reported the relative amplitude and phase settings at cancellation to be independent of stimulation level. Another AC-BC cancellation study that investigated the level-dependence of ...
Hearing Loops – The Preferred Assistive Listening Technology
... dynamic range that comes with nearly 90% of all hearing losses. However, these devices can typically only correct for half of the loss of audibility and cannot correct for auditory distortion. Research has demonstrated that hard-of-hearing listeners may require an increase in the signal-to-noise rat ...
... dynamic range that comes with nearly 90% of all hearing losses. However, these devices can typically only correct for half of the loss of audibility and cannot correct for auditory distortion. Research has demonstrated that hard-of-hearing listeners may require an increase in the signal-to-noise rat ...
The world`s first full family of smart hearing aids
... Tinnitus cannot be cured. But it can be managed. If your patients suffer from tinnitus, ReSound LiNX2 provides you with new, smart tools for finding relief. ...
... Tinnitus cannot be cured. But it can be managed. If your patients suffer from tinnitus, ReSound LiNX2 provides you with new, smart tools for finding relief. ...
Tinnitus Suppression with Threshold and Subthreshold Sound Stimuli
... applied to the tinnitus-affected ear, and we were unable to suppress below threshold level. This may be explained by the phenomenon of the critical bandwidth, whereby a narrow-band noise is perceived as being louder because it has a much lower threshold than does a pure tone in patients with a senso ...
... applied to the tinnitus-affected ear, and we were unable to suppress below threshold level. This may be explained by the phenomenon of the critical bandwidth, whereby a narrow-band noise is perceived as being louder because it has a much lower threshold than does a pure tone in patients with a senso ...
Role of Auditory Steady State Response in Young Children
... Reasonably frequency specific stimuli Can be used for electrophysiological assessment of severe to ...
... Reasonably frequency specific stimuli Can be used for electrophysiological assessment of severe to ...
Aalborg Universitet Characteristics of head-related transfer functions Hoffmann, Pablo Francisco F.
... are (1) timing information in HRTFs do not require a very high resolution; and (2) spectral information requires different resolutions depending on sound direction. Similar to the experimental design for HRTF differences, two experiments were conducted for switching between adjacent HRTFs. One exper ...
... are (1) timing information in HRTFs do not require a very high resolution; and (2) spectral information requires different resolutions depending on sound direction. Similar to the experimental design for HRTF differences, two experiments were conducted for switching between adjacent HRTFs. One exper ...
Hear the Music: Hearing Loss Prevention for
... The jargon of musicians and scientists have long kept them apart. Musicians call musical notes A, B, and C,... Scientists working with sounds call them frequencies. For example, 440 Hz (read as 440 Hertz) is the frequency of the “A” on the second space on the treble clef, 494 Hz for the “B”, above i ...
... The jargon of musicians and scientists have long kept them apart. Musicians call musical notes A, B, and C,... Scientists working with sounds call them frequencies. For example, 440 Hz (read as 440 Hertz) is the frequency of the “A” on the second space on the treble clef, 494 Hz for the “B”, above i ...
... Noise exposure is one of the most prevalent causes of irreversible occupational disease in Sweden and in many other countries. In hearing conservation programs, aimed at preventing noise-induced hearing loss, audiometry is an important instrument to highlight the risks and to assess the effectivenes ...
FOB may - Deruty, Emmanuel
... our new model was the long-term loudness of amplitudemodulated sounds. When listening to a sound that is amplitude modulated at a moderate rate, say 10 Hz, it is easy to hear that the sound is fluctuating, but at the same time one gets an overall impression of loudness––the long-term loudness. Howev ...
... our new model was the long-term loudness of amplitudemodulated sounds. When listening to a sound that is amplitude modulated at a moderate rate, say 10 Hz, it is easy to hear that the sound is fluctuating, but at the same time one gets an overall impression of loudness––the long-term loudness. Howev ...
Audiological characteristics of the Monge family of
... expertise to the installation of necessary instrumentation. I wish to acknowledge the Portland Veterans Administration for permitting me access to their Medical Research Services. Finally, I wish to extend a special thank you to my parents, Douglas and Shirley Matney and to my daughter, Sarah, for t ...
... expertise to the installation of necessary instrumentation. I wish to acknowledge the Portland Veterans Administration for permitting me access to their Medical Research Services. Finally, I wish to extend a special thank you to my parents, Douglas and Shirley Matney and to my daughter, Sarah, for t ...
Sound Classification in Hearing Instruments
... million people in Sweden have a moderate hearing loss. The number of people with mild hearing loss is 1.3 million. It is estimated that there are 560 000 people who would benefit from using a hearing aid, in addition to the 270 000 who already use hearing aids. These relatively high numbers are esti ...
... million people in Sweden have a moderate hearing loss. The number of people with mild hearing loss is 1.3 million. It is estimated that there are 560 000 people who would benefit from using a hearing aid, in addition to the 270 000 who already use hearing aids. These relatively high numbers are esti ...
Detection of singing voice signals in popular music recordings
... this field, automatic (singing voice) melody transcription is of special interest being the key to many applications like music structure analysis, score-following, query-by-humming and karaoke like applications (voice removal). The basis for this wide field of applications is the robust and reliabl ...
... this field, automatic (singing voice) melody transcription is of special interest being the key to many applications like music structure analysis, score-following, query-by-humming and karaoke like applications (voice removal). The basis for this wide field of applications is the robust and reliabl ...
Pitch, loudness and frequency selectivity in low
... membrane are tuned to their own characteristic frequency; a phase-locking between intrinsic and extrinsic frequencies can be measured in the cochlear nerve using an animal model (at least for lower frequencies) [e.g. 24, 116, 97, 93]. Evidence suggests that lower frequencies (<4-5 kHz and especially ...
... membrane are tuned to their own characteristic frequency; a phase-locking between intrinsic and extrinsic frequencies can be measured in the cochlear nerve using an animal model (at least for lower frequencies) [e.g. 24, 116, 97, 93]. Evidence suggests that lower frequencies (<4-5 kHz and especially ...
ABSTRACT Title of Document: INVESTIGATION OF FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF DPOAES USING
... and defining more complex and subtle properties of OAEs that may provide more valuable information about auditory system integrity. Because OAEs are evoked by stimuli significantly above the auditory threshold, there has been an increasing research emphasis on relating OAEs to suprathreshold aspect ...
... and defining more complex and subtle properties of OAEs that may provide more valuable information about auditory system integrity. Because OAEs are evoked by stimuli significantly above the auditory threshold, there has been an increasing research emphasis on relating OAEs to suprathreshold aspect ...
The Psychophysical Bases of Spatial Hearing in Acoustic and
... acoustic source, an effect called binaural inference. In contrast, they segregate components corres ponding to different sources into separate auditory objects. We addressed the question whether sim ilar grouping mechanisms are operating in bilateral CI listeners. In electric stimulation, channel in ...
... acoustic source, an effect called binaural inference. In contrast, they segregate components corres ponding to different sources into separate auditory objects. We addressed the question whether sim ilar grouping mechanisms are operating in bilateral CI listeners. In electric stimulation, channel in ...
Communication Aid for the Hearing
... fact they are not deaf, just hard of hearing. However this misconception seems to spread subconsciously even into the design of communication products. Most of these products are simply unusable by the hearing impaired or not compatible. Not being able to use the cell phone or listen to the walkman ...
... fact they are not deaf, just hard of hearing. However this misconception seems to spread subconsciously even into the design of communication products. Most of these products are simply unusable by the hearing impaired or not compatible. Not being able to use the cell phone or listen to the walkman ...
Aalborg Universitet Effects of noise overexposure on distortion product otoacoustic emissions
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
Aalborg Universitet Effects of noise overexposure on distortion
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
Biomechanics of hearing
... Shockwave (distorted sound waves > 1 atm; waveform valleys are clipped at zero pressure) Stun grenade Threshold of pain Loudest human voice at 1 inch Traffic on a busy roadway at 10 m Hearing d ...
... Shockwave (distorted sound waves > 1 atm; waveform valleys are clipped at zero pressure) Stun grenade Threshold of pain Loudest human voice at 1 inch Traffic on a busy roadway at 10 m Hearing d ...
audiology matters In this issue... Hyperacusis
... feature of Lyme Disease, and has also been reported in Addison’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Fibromyalgia. As such, the clinician who assesses a patient with hyperacusis needs to be mindful of these (and other) differential diagnoses. The relationship between hyperacusis and tinnitus is complex ...
... feature of Lyme Disease, and has also been reported in Addison’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Fibromyalgia. As such, the clinician who assesses a patient with hyperacusis needs to be mindful of these (and other) differential diagnoses. The relationship between hyperacusis and tinnitus is complex ...
Grason-Stadler GSI 61 Manual Rev B
... personnel or damage to equipment can result when a three-prong or two-prong adaptor is connected between the GSI 61 power plug and an AC outlet or extension cord. Audiometers which bear the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. label should be interconnected with accessories that have the proper electrica ...
... personnel or damage to equipment can result when a three-prong or two-prong adaptor is connected between the GSI 61 power plug and an AC outlet or extension cord. Audiometers which bear the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. label should be interconnected with accessories that have the proper electrica ...
Hearing Aid Measurements
... Almost all hearing aids being fit today are digital or digitally programmable with computerbased fitting programs, allowing the clinician to perform extensive adjustments to the hearing aid and display the predicted results of these adjustments on the computer screen. Many clinicians have been lulled ...
... Almost all hearing aids being fit today are digital or digitally programmable with computerbased fitting programs, allowing the clinician to perform extensive adjustments to the hearing aid and display the predicted results of these adjustments on the computer screen. Many clinicians have been lulled ...