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Simulated real-ear measurements of benefit from digital feedback suppression

Ostergaard Olsen, Steen LU (2008) In International Journal of Audiology 47(2). p.51-58
Abstract
Digital feedback suppression (DFS) enables users of hearing instruments (HI) to benefit from amplification levels that normally would provoke whistling or poor sound quality. A standardized test for the measurement of DFS benefit is not available. This paper proposes and evaluates an objective method for assessment of extra feedback-free amplification (headroom) provided by a given DFS. It is shown that the whistle-free loop gain can be calculated from data obtained with simulated real-car measurements with the modified pressure method. Test-retest trials were carried out to assess the reliability of the proposed method. Also, a method was developed for defining an appropriate gain level at which the proposed measurement should be carried... (More)
Digital feedback suppression (DFS) enables users of hearing instruments (HI) to benefit from amplification levels that normally would provoke whistling or poor sound quality. A standardized test for the measurement of DFS benefit is not available. This paper proposes and evaluates an objective method for assessment of extra feedback-free amplification (headroom) provided by a given DFS. It is shown that the whistle-free loop gain can be calculated from data obtained with simulated real-car measurements with the modified pressure method. Test-retest trials were carried out to assess the reliability of the proposed method. Also, a method was developed for defining an appropriate gain level at which the proposed measurement should be carried out, It is concluded that the proposed method needs to be modified to provide useful information. (Less)
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modified pressure method, simulated real-ear measurements, headroom, digital feedback suppression, hearing instrument, acoustical feedback, stored equalization, concurrent equalization
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International Journal of Audiology
volume
47
issue
2
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51 - 58
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Taylor & Francis
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  • wos:000253906500002
  • scopus:38849162235
  • pmid:18236236
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1708-8186
DOI
10.1080/14992020701643818
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English
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  author       = {{Ostergaard Olsen, Steen}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{51--58}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Audiology}},
  title        = {{Simulated real-ear measurements of benefit from digital feedback suppression}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14992020701643818}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/14992020701643818}},
  volume       = {{47}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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