The topic of compression has been discussed quite extensively in the last 20 years (eg,
Braida et al., 1982;,;;; and 2002;;;;; Verschuure et al., 1996;). However, the latest …

Coding of Sounds in the Auditory System and Its Relevance to... : Otology & Neurotology Coding
of Sounds in the Auditory System and Its Relevance to Signal Processing and Coding in …

Since the first edition was published in 1998, considerable advances have been made in the
fields of pitch perception and speech perception. In addition, there have been major …

Current standards involving technical specification of hearing aids provide limited
possibilities for assessing the influence of the spectral and temporal characteristics of the …

Objective: To evaluate the response of the human auditory cortex to the temporal amplitude-
envelope of speech. Responses to the speech envelope could be useful for validating the …

Objectives: Open canal fittings are a popular alternative to close-fitting earmolds for use with
patients whose low-frequency hearing is near normal. Open canal fittings reduce the …

Objective: When we evaluate the success of a hearing aid fitting, or the effectiveness of new
amplification technology, self-report data occupy a position of critical importance. Unless …

Compression hearing aids have the inherent, and often adjustable, feature of release time
from compression. Research to date does not provide a consensus on how to choose or set …

Compression is used in hearing aids to compensate for the effects of loudness recruitment.
This article describes the distinction between, and relative merits of, slow and fast …

Several rationales for using compression in hearing aids are outlined. These rationales
comprise discomfort avoidance, loudness normalization, noise reduction, short term signal …