Digital Processing Techniques for Hearing Aid Analysis

描述(由申请人提供)：建议的项目基于 基于仪器的创新方法，旨在超越传统方法 助听器的检定和确认方法。它将允许 助听器信息处理功能的量化 检测和对比光谱内容中的重要感知变化 放大的信号。这将使有效和准确的编程和 数百万感音神经病患者助听器使用效果评价 听力损失谁能从这项新技术中受益。第一阶段项目将 评估所建议的基于工具的方法的合理性。广泛性 测试将涉及三个非线性助听器，每个助听器都有独特的 信息处理功能。测试条件将包括模拟和 受控环境、助听器处理和听力损失 配置。第二阶段项目将评估这项工作的成效。 涉及听力正常和听力障碍的人类受试者的方法。 这一项目成功完成的潜在市场价值是 预计将达到数百万美元，因为研究和消费者方面都将受益 因为使用了这样的设备。这项技术将促进 以及填补未来助听器信号处理策略的空白 目前的助听器分析技术。 建议的商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed project is based on an innovative, instrument-based method that is intended to go beyond traditional methods of verification and validation of hearing aids. It will allow the quantification of the information-processing function of hearing aids by detecting and contrasting important perceptual changes in the spectral content of an amplified signal. This will enable effective and accurate programming and evaluation of hearing aids for the millions of people with sensorineural hearing loss who can benefit from this new technology. The Phase I project will evaluate the plausibility of the proposed instrument-based approach. Extensive testing will concern three nonlinear hearing aids, each with unique information-processing functions. Test conditions will include simulated and controlled environments, hearing aid processing, and hearing loss configurations. The Phase II project would evaluate the effectiveness of this approach involving human subjects with normal hearing and hearing impairments. The potential market value of the successful completion of this project is projected in the millions as both the research and consumer front would benefit from the use of such a device. This technology will facilitate the development of future hearing aid signal processing strategies as well as fill a void in current hearing aid analysis technology. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE