Improving the performance of hearing aids in noisy environments based on deep learning technology

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2018 Jul:2018:404-408. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512277.

Abstract

The performance of a deep-learning-based speech enhancement (SE) technology for hearing aid users, called a deep denoising autoencoder (DDAE), was investigated. The hearing-aid speech perception index (HASPI) and the hearing- aid sound quality index (HASQI), which are two well-known evaluation metrics for speech intelligibility and quality, were used to evaluate the performance of the DDAE SE approach in two typical high-frequency hearing loss (HFHL) audiograms. Our experimental results show that the DDAE SE approach yields higher intelligibility and quality scores than two classical SE approaches. These results suggest that a deep-learning-based SE method could be used to improve speech intelligibility and quality for hearing aid users in noisy environments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Auditory Perception
  • Deep Learning*
  • Hearing Aids*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / rehabilitation
  • Hearing Tests
  • Humans
  • Sound
  • Speech Intelligibility
  • Speech Perception