• DocumentCode
    1077757
  • Title

    Benefits of digital hearing aids

  • Author

    Engebretson, A. Maynard

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    238
  • Lastpage
    248
  • Abstract
    The author examines the physiological and psychological characteristics of the impaired ear and attempts to develop an understanding that can be used as the basis for designing a hearing aid. In addition, the limitations of today´s hearing aids are examined. Secondly, new technology, such as digital signal processing, are examined as to its potential in hearing aid applications. Is digital processing practical and what are the potential benefits? Lastly, future directions of hearing aid research and development are discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    biomedical electronics; hearing aids; reviews; digital hearing aid benefits; digital signal processing; hearing aid design; hearing aid research; impaired ear; physiological characteristics; psychological characteristics; Auditory system; Digital signal processing; Ear; Hearing aids; Humans; Instruments; Irrigation; Psychology; Spectral analysis; Speech analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/51.281683
  • Filename
    281683