Spatial-cue-based multi-band binaural noise reduction for hearing aids

Cheng Yen Yang; Wen Sheng Chou; Kuo Chiang Chang; Chih-Wei Liu; Tai-Shih Chi; Shyh-Jye Jou

doi:10.1109/SiPS.2013.6674519

Spatial-cue-based multi-band binaural noise reduction for hearing aids

Cheng Yen Yang, Wen Sheng Chou, Kuo Chiang Chang, Chih-Wei Liu, Tai-Shih Chi, Shyh-Jye Jou

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

A noise reduction algorithm for binaural hearing aids is proposed in this paper. The proposed algorithm suppresses the directional interferences and diffuse noise using the interaural time difference (ITD), interaural level difference (ILD) and interaural coherence cues via the time-frequency (T-F) masking process. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm is evaluated under different specifications of ANSI-like filter banks for comprehending dominant factors in boosting the de-noise performance. Experimental results suggest that a higher resolution in low frequencies (approximately less than 1000 Hz) and a higher overlapping ratio of the filters are beneficial to de-noise performance in terms of sound quality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS 2013
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	278-283
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781467362382
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SiPS.2013.6674519
State	Published - 1 Jan 2013
Event	2013 IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS 2013 - Taipei, Taiwan Duration: 16 Oct 2013 → 18 Oct 2013

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Name	IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS: Design and Implementation
ISSN (Print)	1520-6130

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Conference	2013 IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS 2013
Country/Territory	Taiwan
City	Taipei
Period	16/10/13 → 18/10/13

Keywords

ANSI-like filter bank
Binaural hearing aids
Coherence
ILD
ITD

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Yang, C. Y., Chou, W. S., Chang, K. C., Liu, C.-W., Chi, T.-S., & Jou, S.-J. (2013). Spatial-cue-based multi-band binaural noise reduction for hearing aids. In 2013 IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS 2013 (pp. 278-283). Article 6674519 (IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, SiPS: Design and Implementation). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SiPS.2013.6674519

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