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Objective Measures to Quantify the Perceptual Effects of Noise Reduction in Hearing Aids

Authors: Smeds, Karolina; Wolters, Florian; Nilsson, Anders; Båsjö, Sara; Hertzman, Sofia; Leijon, Arne

AES Conference: 38th International Conference: Sound Quality Evaluation · Paper 3-2 · June 2010

Abstract

Twenty listeners with hearing impairment evaluated three noise-reduction algorithms using paired comparisons of speech clarity, noise loudness, and preference. The subjective test produces results in terms of physical signal-to-noise ratios that correspond to equal subjective performance with and without the noise-reduction algorithms. This facilitates a direct test of how well a number of objective performance measures correspond with the subjective test results.

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Published in
AES Conference: 38th International Conference: Sound Quality Evaluation
Paper number
3-2
Publication date
June 6, 2010
Session subject
Sound Quality Evaluation
Affiliation
KTH, Stockholm, Sweden; University of Applied Sciences, Oldenburg, Germany; Widex A/S ORCA Europe, Stockholm, Sweden (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper