Just-noticeable differences (JNDs) have been measured for various features of sounds, but
despite its importance to communication, there is no benchmark for what is a just-noticeable …

The speech-to-noise ratio (SNR) in an environment plays a vital role in speech
communication for both normal-hearing (NH) and hearing-impaired (HI) listeners. While …

Head movements are intimately involved in sound localization and may provide information
that could aid an impaired auditory system. Using an infrared camera system, head position …

Objectives: Although directional microphones on a hearing aid provide a signal-to-noise
ratio benefit in a noisy background, the amount of benefit is dependent on how close the …

It has long been understood that the level of a sound at the ear is dependent on head
orientation, but the way in which listeners move their heads during listening has remained …

Objectives To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the whispered voice test (WVT) in
detecting hearing loss when administered by practitioners with different levels of experience …

Objectives: Current hearing aids have a limited bandwidth, which limits the intelligibility and
quality of their output, and inhibits their uptake. Recent advances in signal processing, as …

The most important parameter that affects the ability to hear and understand speech in the
presence of background noise is the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Despite decades of …

New technology can foster new ways of listening. A new hearing-aid programme can alter
how we hear not only sources of sound but also their locations. While previous research has …

To help measure the veracity with which the auditory world is heard by hearing-impaired
listeners, we studied the ability to count the number of discrete sources that are present. In …