Use of dsp techniques to enhance the performance of hearing aids in noise

Noise Reduction in Speech Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 379-392

  Chabries, Douglas ^a   Bray, Victor ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b Sonic Innovations Inc   (United States)

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