Title :
A new method of multichannel loudness compensation for hearing aids
Author :
Qingyun, Wang ; Li, Zhao ; Jie, Qiao ; Cairong, Zou
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Eng., Southeast Univ., Nanjing
fDate :
Nov. 30 2008-Dec. 3 2008
Abstract :
Loudness compensation is one of the most important functions of hearing aids. Because hearing loss is commonly more severe for high-frequency signal than low-frequency signal, the gain of the loudness compensation should be modified with the frequency of the signal. In this paper, a new method for multichannel loudness compensation based on human auditory is proposed. Then design algorithm for near perfect reconstruction oversampled filter banks is presented, and the parameters of the sub-band filters are designed for senile hearing loss. Simulation and experimentation results prove the validity of this method.
Keywords :
filtering theory; hearing aids; loudness; hearing aids; high-frequency signal; human auditory; multichannel loudness compensation; oversampled filter banks; perfect reconstruction; senile hearing loss; signal frequency; sub-band filters; Algorithm design and analysis; Auditory system; Deafness; Design engineering; Filter bank; Frequency conversion; Hearing aids; Humans; Information analysis; Information science;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2008. APCCAS 2008. IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Macao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2341-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2342-2
DOI :
10.1109/APCCAS.2008.4746068
