Investigations into speech intelligibility in the presence of different masking noises for hearing aids with variable attack and release times

• Autorzy: Hojan E. , Fastl H. , Malenda J. , Hojan-Jezierska D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

People with hearing impairments experience a reduction in speech intelligibility in noisy surroundings. The extent of this reduction depends on the degree of impairment in the temporal resolution of the patient's ear, too. The change of the speech intelligibility of hearing-impaired people was investigated in the presence of different masking noises, especially when using hearing aids with adjustable attack (AT) and release (RT) times within same frequency bands.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

speech intelligibility; masking noises; hearing aids; attack and release times

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN ; Komitet Akustyki PAN ; Polskie Towarzystwo Akustyczne
• Czasopismo: Archives of Acoustics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 30, No. 2
• Strony: 159--171
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Hojan E.

• Adam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Acoustics, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland

autor

Fastl H.

• TU Munich, Chair for Man-Machine-Communication, Germany

autor

Malenda J.

• Adam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Acoustics, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland

autor

Hojan-Jezierska D.

• Medical Academy of Poznań, Chair of Biophysics, Poland

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