Clinical Evaluation of a Programmable Three-Channel Automatic Gain Control Amplification System

References

• Villchur E. Simulation of the effects of recruitment on loudness relationships in speech. J Acoust Soc Am 1974; 56: 1601–1611
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Villchur E. Electronic models to simulate the effect of sensory distortions on speech perception by the deaf. J Acoust Soc Am 1977; 62: 665–674
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Villchur E. Signal processing to improve speech intelligibility in perceptive deafness. J Acoust Soc Am 1973; 53: 1646–1657
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Villchur E. The rationale for multichannel amplitude compression combined with post compression equalization. Scand Audiol 1978; 6: 163–177, suppl
   Google Scholar
• Villchur E. A critical survey of research on amplitude compression. Scand Audiol 1978; 6: 305–314, suppl
   Google Scholar
• Villchur E. The evaluation of amplitude-compression processing for hearing aids;. The Vanderbilt Hearing-Aid Report, G A Studebaker, F H Bess. Monographs in Contemporary Audiology. Upper Darby, 1982; 141–143
   Google Scholar
• Yanick P. Effects of signal processing in intelligibility of speech in noise for persons with sensorineural hearing loss. J Am Audiol Soc 1976; 1: 229–239
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Barfod J. Multichannel compression hearing aids. Report No 11. Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark. 1976
   Google Scholar
• Barfod J. Multichannel compression hearing aids: Experiments and considerations on clinical applicability. Scand Audiol 1978; 6: 315–340, suppl
   Google Scholar
• Walker G, Byrne D, Dillon H. The effects of multichannel compression/expansion amplification on the intelligibility of nonsense syllables in noise. J Acoust Soc Am 1984; 76: 747–757
   Google Scholar
• Braida L D, Durlach N I, De Gennaro S V, Peterson P M, Bustamente D K. Review of recent research on multiband amplitude compression for the hearing impaired;. The Vanderbilt Hearing-Aid Report, G A Studebaker, F H Bess. Monographs in Contemporary Audiology. Upper Darby, 1982; 133–140
   Google Scholar
• Bustamente D K, Braida L D. Multiband compression limiting for the hearing-impaired listener. J Rehabil Res Dev 1987; 24: 149–160
   Google Scholar
• Lippmann R P, Braida L D, Durlach N I. New results on multichannel amplitude compression for the hearing impaired. J Acoust Soc Am 1977; 80, S90
   Google Scholar
• Lippmann R P, Braida L D, Durlach N I. Study of multichannel amplitude compression and linear amplification for persons with sensorineural hearing loss. J Acoust Soc Am 1981; 69: 524–534
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mangold S, Leijon A. Programmable hearing aid with multichannel compression. Scand Audiol 1979; 8: 121–126
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Mangold S. Wearable programmable hearing aid with multichannel compression. Technical Report No 113, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 1981
   Google Scholar
• Mangold S. Programmable hearing aid;. Use of Computers in Aiding the Disabled, J Raviv. North Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam 1982; 135–146
   Google Scholar
• Ringdahl A, Eriksson-Mangold M, Israelsson B, Lindkvist A, Leijon A, Mangold S. Evaluation of a programmable hearing aid with multiple memories;. Hearing Aid Fitting. Proc 13th Danavox Symp. Danavox, Copenhagen, J H Jensen, 1988; 391–411
   Google Scholar
• Widin P G, Mangold S. Fitting a programmable hearing instrument. Hear lnstrum 1988; 39: 38–41, 54
   Google Scholar
• Moore B CJ, Laurence R F, Wright D. Improvements in speech intelligibility in quiet and in noise produced by two-channel compression hearing aids. Br J Audiol 1985; 19: 175–187
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Moore B CJ, Glasberg B R. A comparison of two-channel and single-channel compression hearing aids. Audiology 1986; 25: 210–226
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Nabelek I V. Performance of hearing-impaired listeners under various types of amplitude compression. J Acoust Soc Am 1983; 74: 776–791
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McCandless G A, Lyregaard P E. Prescription of gain/output (POGO) for hearing aids. Hear lnstrum 1983; 34: 16–21
   Google Scholar
• Byrne D, Dillon H. The National Acoustic Laboratories' (NAL) new procedure for selecting the gain and frequency response of a hearing aid. Ear Hear 1986; 7: 257–265
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kiessling J. In situ audiometry (ISA): A new frontier in hearing aid selection. Hear Instrum 1987; 38: 28–29
   Google Scholar
• Kiessling J. In situ controlled MCL judgement and selective amplification by hearing aids. Audiol Acoust 1987; 26: 104–113
   Google Scholar
• Sotscheck J. Ein Reimtest für Verständlichkeits-messungen mit deutscher Sprache als ein verbes-sertes Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Sprachüber-tragungsgüte. Fernmelde-Ingenieur 1982; 36: 1–84
   Google Scholar
• Sotscheck J. Sprachverständlichkeit bei additiven Störungen. Acustica 1985; 57: 257–267
   Google Scholar
• Kollmeier B, Sotscheck J, Kammermeier A. Digital recording of a German rhyme test. Audiol Acoust 1988; 27: 24–27
   Google Scholar
• Kiessling J, Meier R. Vergleichende sprachaudiometrische Untersuchungen mit dem Freiburger Test und dem Reimtest nach Sotscheck. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 1986; 285–288, suppl II
   Google Scholar
• Kollmeier B, Müller C. Efficient speech intelligibility measurements employing a German rhyme test. Audiol Acoust 1988; 27: 152–165
   Google Scholar
• Teder H. Noise and speech levels in noisy environments. Hear Instrum 1990; 41: 32–33
   Google Scholar
• Fast H. A background noise for speech audiometry. Audiol Acoust 1987; 26: 2–13
   Google Scholar
• Tarnoczy T. Das durchschnittliche Energiespektrum der Sprache (für sechs Sprachen). Acustica 1971; 24: 56–74
   Google Scholar
• Keller F. Hörgeräteanpassung;. Technische Hilfe bei der Rehabilitation Hörgeschädigter, V J Geers, F Keller, A Löwe, P Plath. Springer, Berlin 1980; 97–156
   Google Scholar
• Barfod J. Automatic regulation systems with relevance to hearing aids. Scand Audiol 1978; 6: 355–378, suppl
   Google Scholar
• Birk Nielsen H. Clinical experiences with hearing aids with amplitude compression. Scand Audiol 1978; 6: 293–303, suppl
   Google Scholar
• Boothroyd A, Springer N, Smith L, Schulman J. Amplitude compression and profound hearing loss. J Speech Hearing Res 1988; 31: 362–376
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• King A B, Martin M C. Is AGC beneficial in hearing aids?. Br J Audiol 1984; 18: 31–38
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Plomp R. The negative effect of amplitude compression in multichannel hearing aids in the light of the modulation-transfer function. J Acoust Soc Am 1988; 83: 2322–2327
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar