An optimal envelope-based noise reduction method for cochlear implants: An upper bound performance investigation
Cochlear implants (CI) are surgically implanted auditory prostheses for partially
compensating severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses. Despite providing …
compensating severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses. Despite providing …
Objective intelligibility measurement of reverberant vocoded speech for normal-hearing listeners: Towards facilitating the development of speech enhancement …
Cochlear implant (CI) recipients often struggle to understand speech in reverberant
environments. Speech enhancement algorithms could restore speech perception for CI …
environments. Speech enhancement algorithms could restore speech perception for CI …
[HTML][HTML] Outcome measures based on classification performance fail to predict the intelligibility of binary-masked speech
To date, the most commonly used outcome measure for assessing ideal binary mask
estimation algorithms is based on the difference between the hit rate and the false alarm rate …
estimation algorithms is based on the difference between the hit rate and the false alarm rate …
[HTML][HTML] Constraints on ideal binary masking for the perception of spectrally-reduced speech
V Montazeri, PF Assmann - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigated recognition of sentences processed using ideal binary masking
(IBM) with limited spectral resolution. Local thresholds (LCs) of− 12, 0, and 5 dB were …
(IBM) with limited spectral resolution. Local thresholds (LCs) of− 12, 0, and 5 dB were …
Review of time–frequency masking approach for improving speech intelligibility in noise
G Kim - IETE Technical Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last decade, time–frequency masking techniques have been explored to achieve
substantial improvement of speech intelligibility in noise. Binary or soft mask can be applied …
substantial improvement of speech intelligibility in noise. Binary or soft mask can be applied …
Prediction of Individual Cochlear Implant Recipient Speech Perception With the Output Signal to Noise Ratio Metric
Objectives: A cochlear implant (CI) implements a variety of sound processing algorithms that
seek to improve speech intelligibility. Typically, only a small number of parameter …
seek to improve speech intelligibility. Typically, only a small number of parameter …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of exploiting spectro-temporal context in computational speech segregation
Computational speech segregation aims to automatically segregate speech from interfering
noise, often by employing ideal binary mask estimation. Several studies have tried to exploit …
noise, often by employing ideal binary mask estimation. Several studies have tried to exploit …
[PDF][PDF] Comparing the Influence of Spectro-Temporal Integration in Computational Speech Segregation.
The goal of computational speech segregation systems is to automatically segregate a
target speaker from interfering maskers. Typically, these systems include a feature extraction …
target speaker from interfering maskers. Typically, these systems include a feature extraction …
Representing the intelligibility advantage of ideal binary masking with the most energetic channels
F Chen - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates how the intelligibility advantage of ideal binary mask (IBM)
processing in synthesizing speech is affected by the use of a small number of the most …
processing in synthesizing speech is affected by the use of a small number of the most …
Mitigating Cochlear Implant Stimulus Pulses Dominated by Reverberant Distortions
LK Shahidi - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Cochlear implant (CI) users can experience considerable degradations in speech
intelligibility in reverberant environments (Kressner et al., 2018). Reverberation occurs when …
intelligibility in reverberant environments (Kressner et al., 2018). Reverberation occurs when …