Comparison of adaptive noise reduction algorithms in dual microphone hearing aids

Speech Communication

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 957-970

  Maj, Jean Baptiste ^a,b   Royackers, Liesbeth ^a   Wouters, Jan ^a   Moonen, Marc ^b  

^a Lab Exp ORL Kapucijnenvoer   (Belgium)

^b SCD Kasteelpark Arenberg 10   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adaptive beamformer; Adaptive directional microphone; Calibration; Hearing aids; Noise reduction algorithms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; HEARING AIDS; NOISE ABATEMENT; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMER; ADAPTIVE DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE; ANECHOIC CONDITIONS; INTELLIGIBILITY-WEIGHTED POLAR DIAGRAMS;

MICROPHONES;

EID: 33745383509     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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