EP1469703A3 - Method of processing an acoustical signal and a hearing instrument - Google Patents

Method of processing an acoustical signal and a hearing instrument Download PDF

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EP1469703A3
EP1469703A3 EP04405272A EP04405272A EP1469703A3 EP 1469703 A3 EP1469703 A3 EP 1469703A3 EP 04405272 A EP04405272 A EP 04405272A EP 04405272 A EP04405272 A EP 04405272A EP 1469703 A3 EP1469703 A3 EP 1469703A3
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Hansueli Roeck
Manuela Feilner
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Sonova Holding AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/505—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/43—Signal processing in hearing aids to enhance the speech intelligibility

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A method of processing an acoustic input signal into an output signal in a hearing instrument includes converting the acoustic input signal into a converted input signal, and applying a gain to the converted input signal to obtain the output signal. According to the invention, the gain is calculated using a room impulse attenuation value being a measure of a maximum negative slope of the a converted input signal power on a logarithmic scale. The calculation of the gain may include evaluating a signal power development value being a measure of the actual converted input signal power attenuation or signal power increase, evaluating a signal-to-reverberation-noise ratio from the signal power development value and the room impulse attenuation value, and calculating, based on a gain rule, said gain from said signal-to-reverberation-noise ratio.
EP20040405272 2004-04-30 2004-04-30 Method of processing an acoustical signal and a hearing instrument Expired - Lifetime EP1469703B1 (en)

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DE200460006912 DE602004006912T2 (en) 2004-04-30 2004-04-30 A method for processing an acoustic signal and a hearing aid
DK04405272T DK1469703T3 (en) 2004-04-30 2004-04-30 Method of processing an acoustic signal and a hearing aid
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