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Frequency Raising: Perhaps the Time Has Come?

While frequency lowering to accommodate cochlear dead zones is relatively common, frequency raising is not—so far.

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The Problem with Frequency Transposition and Music, Part 1

For speech, frequency transposition works very well, but music is not speech. Music is made up exclusively of notes and their harmonics.

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Infants May Prefer Peer Vocal Sounds During Pre-Babbling Stage, Say Researchers

In an experiment, 5-month-old subjects spent 40% longer listening to sounds from babies than adult vocalizations of the same vowels.

Interpreting Speech Involves Auditory Signal, Plus Expectation

by Christa Nuber | Dec 16, 2016 | Research | 0

When we listen to people speak, we hear the sounds they’re making and we also try to predict what they’re going to say. Research shows that even children use past experience with language to hear what we expect others to say, particularly in background noise.

Background Noise Hinders Children’s Ability to Learn Words

by Christa Nuber | Jul 26, 2016 | Research | 0

A new study has found that background noise in the home or at school makes it more difficult for toddlers to learn new words. The study also found that providing additional language cues may help young children overcome the effects of noisy environments.

New Discovery on How Inner Ear Works

by Christa Nuber | Jul 13, 2016 | Research | 4

Researchers have found that the parts of the inner ear that process speech and music seem to work differently than other parts of the inner ear. Using technology designed for examining the eye, they measured the inner ear response to sound without having to open the surrounding bone structures.

Back to Basics: Hearing: Is It 7 dB, 3 dB or 0 dB?

by Christa Nuber | Jul 12, 2016 | Continuing Education | 1

Marshall Chasin, AuD, discusses the Minimal Audible Field (MAF), or the softest sound that normal-hearing people can hear in the normal diffuse sound field at 1000 Hz, and explains why sometimes less is more.

Songbirds Learn Melody the Way Humans Imprint Language

by Christa Nuber | Jun 29, 2016 | Research | 0

For humans, learning a first language can be considered somewhat effortless. We start learning from our parents before we can even remember, and the words and sounds are imprinted in our memory at an early age. Songbirds do the same thing, a new study from Japan reveals.

Back to Basics: Frequency Compression Is for Speech, Not Music

by Christa Nuber | May 27, 2016 | Continuing Education | 0

Frequency compression can be useful to avoid dead regions in the cochlea for speech, but this does not follow for music. The difference is that in damaged regions—typically in the higher frequencies—speech has a “continuous” spectrum, whereas music is always a “discrete” or “line” spectrum regardless of frequency.

How Music Rocks a Baby’s Responses to Speech

by Christa Nuber | Apr 27, 2016 | Research | 1

A study from the University of Washington (UW) has shown that play sessions with music improved 9-month-old babies’ brain processing of both music and new speech sounds, supporting the importance of early experiences in music programs.

Brain Waves Must Synchronize to Understand Speech

by Christa Nuber | Jun 11, 2015 | Research | 0

Neuroscience researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Switzerland have confirmed that speech produces an electrical activity in neuronal circuits that can be measured in the form of cortical oscillations, or brain waves. Their study confirms the significance of certain brain waves and how they must synchronize to decipher spoken language.

Brain Study Explores Gift of Perfect Pitch

by Christa Nuber | Jan 14, 2015 | People, Research | 0

Neuroscientists researching the neuronal basis of perfect pitch or “absolute pitch” have discovered this rare gift may be due to a functional link between the brain’s auditory cortex and frontal lobe.

Vanderbilt Researchers Find Associations Between Grammar and Musical Rhythm

by Christa Nuber | Nov 14, 2014 | Counseling & Education, Research | 0

Vanderbilt University researchers have found that a child’s capacity for understanding musical rhythm is related to the capacity for understanding grammar.

The High Notes of Musicians Earplugs

by Karl | Jul 29, 2014 | Earmolds, In the Ear, Patient Care, Prevention | 0

High-fidelity hearing protectors preserve the sound quality of music and voices, and are the best choice for most musicians’ hearing protection needs.

Music Benefits Across Lifespan: Enhanced Processing of Speech in Noise

by Karl | Jul 29, 2014 | Components, Evaluation, Patient Care, Pediatric Care, Research | 0

Intriguing research continues to focus on music, the brain, and music’s potential in honing auditory acuity, including speech-in-noise performance and the enhancement of listening abilities. Drs Nina Kraus and Samira Anderson explain why these exciting findings may have big implications for auditory training and aural rehabilitation.

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