Auditory processing of speech and its implications with respect to prosthetic rehabilitation. The bioengineering viewpoint

Abstract

A significant approach to medical problems from a bioengineering viewpoint generally implies the description of the biological system behaviour in terms of mathematical models. Some general considerations are reported about biological mathematical models and a short summary is given about the state of the art as far as the acoustical system is concerned. Finally, a general procedure is presented which makes use of mathematical models to conceive and analyse new prosthetic aids for the severely deaf.

Key Words:

• Mathematical model
• Prosthesis
• Speech code