Combining directional microphone and single-channel noise reduction algorithms: a clinical evaluation in difficult listening conditions with cochlear implant users

Ear and Hearing
Adam A HersbachPam W Dawson

Abstract

This study tested a combination of algorithms designed to improve cochlear implant performance in noise. A noise reduction (NR) algorithm, based on signal to noise ratio estimation was evaluated in combination with several directional microphone algorithms available in the Cochlear CP810 sound processor. Fourteen adult unilateral cochlear implant users participated in the study. Evaluation was conducted using word recognition in quiet, sentence recognition in noise, and subjective feedback via questionnaire after a period of take-home use. Music appreciation was also evaluated in a controlled listening task. The sentence recognition task measured speech reception threshold for 50% morphemes correct. The interfering maskers were speech-weighted noise and competing talkers, which were spatially separated from the target speech. In addition, the locations of the noise maskers changed during the test in an effort to replicate relevant real-world listening conditions. SmartSound directionality settings Standard, Zoom, and Beam (used in the SmartSound programs Everyday, Noise, and Focus, respectively) were all evaluated with and without NR. Microphone directionality demonstrated a consistent benefit in sentence recognition in all noi...Continue Reading

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