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A hearing aid is the most fundamental technology available in the management of persons with sensory hearing impairment. The data conversion process and the signal processing transformations associated with digital signal processing (DSP) are potential sources of signal distortion in hearing aids. Distortion of the signal in its temporal domain is one such distortion. Wide Dynamic Range Compression (WDRC) is the amplification strategy with which the hearing aid compresses the wide dynamic range of conversational speech to the reduced dynamic range of the user. Alteration of the temporal envelope of the speech signal is a major side effect of fast-acting WDRC. None of the existing measures indicates the magnitude of temporal distortion making it difficult for the hearing impaired as well as audiologists to compare different models of hearing aids for an appropriate selection.
A hearing aid is the most fundamental technology available in the management of persons with sensory hearing impairment. The data conversion process and the signal processing transformations associated with digital signal processing (DSP) are potential sources of signal distortion in hearing aids. Distortion of the signal in its temporal domain is one such distortion. Wide Dynamic Range Compression (WDRC) is the amplification strategy with which the hearing aid compresses the wide dynamic range of conversational speech to the reduced dynamic range of the user. Alteration of the temporal envelope of the speech signal is a major side effect of fast-acting WDRC. None of the existing measures indicates the magnitude of temporal distortion making it difficult for the hearing impaired as well as audiologists to compare different models of hearing aids for an appropriate selection.
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