A coherence-based noise reduction algorithm for binaural hearing aids

Speech Communication

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-110

  Yousefian, Nima ^a   Loizou, Philipos C ^a   Hansen, John H L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaural signal processing; Coherence function; Noise reduction; SNR estimation; Speech intelligibility

Indexed keywords

COHERENCE FUNCTION; INTERAURAL TIME DIFFERENCES; NOISE REDUCTION ALGORITHMS; NOISE REDUCTION TECHNIQUE; REVERBERANT ENVIRONMENT; SNR ESTIMATION; SPEECH ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHM; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD;

ALGORITHMS; AUDITION; HEARING AIDS; NOISE ABATEMENT; REVERBERATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 84890518032     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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