Author: Stefani Kim

Augmenting Speech Recognition with a New Split-processing Paradigm

Augmenting Speech Recognition with a New Split-processing Paradigm

Jun 3, 2021 | , | 0 |

Research findings are presented for the Signia AX platform, with its introduction of a new signal processing paradigm called Augmented Focus, which splits the incoming sounds into two separate signal streams. The activation of Augmented Focus showed a significant benefit for speech recognition in background noise, and when compared to leading competitors, a significant advantage also was observed. Additionally, when combined with the Signia AX binaural beamformer, speech recognition for the participants with hearing loss was significantly better than for their normal-hearing counterparts.

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BIHIMA Releases Q1 2021 Market Data for UK, Ireland

BIHIMA Releases Q1 2021 Market Data for UK, Ireland

May 28, 2021 | | 0 |

Hearing instrument unit sales are down for Q1 of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, which is “unsurprising due to the lockdown restrictions that ran throughout spring this year and increased COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations at the start of the year,” according to an announcement from the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).

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Researchers Find New Brain Connections in Misophonia

Researchers Find New Brain Connections in Misophonia

May 27, 2021 | | 0 |

Previously, misophonia had been considered a disorder of sound processing. This new research suggests that alongside this there is an abnormal type of communication between the brain’s hearing center, the auditory cortex, and the areas of the ventral pre-motor cortex that are responsible for movement of the face, mouth, and throat.

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