The signal processing and fitting methods used for hearing aids have mainly been designed
to optimize the intelligibility of speech. Little attention has been paid to the effectiveness of …

Music is an important part of life for many people. It can evoke a wide range of emotions,
including sadness, happiness, anger, tension, relief and excitement. People with hearing …

Objective The blink reflex (BR) to supraorbital nerve (SON) stimulation is reduced by either a
low-intensity prepulse stimulus to digital nerves (prepulse inhibition, PPI) or a conditioning …

Exposure to high-level music produces several physiological changes in the auditory system
that lead to a variety of perceptual effects. Damage to the outer hair cells within the cochlea …

The effects of wide-dynamic-range compression (WDRC) on the ability of hearing-impaired
subjects to hear out individual instruments or voices (called “sources”) in a mixture were …

Currently, hearing aids (HAs) are adjusted to compensate for individual hearing loss
primarily to maximise the clarity and comfort of speech. Electroacoustic characteristics and …

Fig. 1 shows a cross-section of the cochlea, which forms part of the inner ear. Sound evokes
a travelling wave on the basilar membrane (BM) and the position of peak vibration varies …