DocumentCode
2202180
Title
Spectral shaping for the hearing impaired
Author
Alsaka, Yacoub A. ; McLean, Brian
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., North Florida Univ., Jacksonville, FL, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
11-14 Apr 1996
Firstpage
103
Lastpage
106
Abstract
A method is presented for shaping the audio spectrum to improve intelligibility for the hearing impaired. Actual audiological data is used to design a finite impulse response digital filter using the frequency sampling method. Cubic spline interpolation is used to generate any number of frequency samples from the limited number available from the audiological data
Keywords
FIR filters; hearing aids; interpolation; signal sampling; speech enhancement; speech intelligibility; splines (mathematics); audio spectrum; audiological data; cubic spline interpolation; digital hearing aid; finite impulse response digital filter; frequency sampling method; hearing impaired; intelligibility; spectral shaping; Auditory system; Deafness; Digital filters; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency; Hearing aids; Interpolation; Sampling methods; Speech; Spline;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Southeastcon '96. Bringing Together Education, Science and Technology., Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3088-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SECON.1996.510036
Filename
510036
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