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

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.

Authors: Smeds, Karolina; Wolters, Florian; Nilsson, Anders; Båsjö, Sara; Hertzman, Sofia; Leijon, Arne
Affiliations: KTH, Stockholm, Sweden; University of Applied Sciences, Oldenburg, Germany; Widex A/S ORCA Europe, Stockholm, Sweden(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference:38th International Conference: Sound Quality Evaluation (June 2010)
Paper Number:3-2 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Sound Quality Evaluation

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