TITLE:
Improving Speech Recognition during Phone Calls in Noisy Environment through the Use of Wireless Audio Streaming in Hearing Aids
AUTHORS:
Chiyuen Tan, Lei Tu, Yonghua Wang, Dongdong Jin, Yuan Wang, Wendi Shi
KEYWORDS:
Wireless Audio Streaming Hearing Aid, Phone Call, Noisy Environment, Speech Recognition
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.11 No.3,
March
27,
2024
ABSTRACT: Objective: To investigate the improvement of speech recognition for phone call listening by using wireless audio streaming hearing aids in noisy environments. Methods: 30 subjects who were diagnosed as symmetrical, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), no middle ear problem, good aided speech recognition and able to speak Mandarin were selected in this research. Speech recognition scores for the phone call between aided with wireless mode-on and aided with wireless mode-off in quiet and noisy environments were statistically analyzed. Results: For word recognition score, subjects with the wireless mode off and on in quiet condition were 85.7% ± 13.6% and 96.0% ± 7.2% (P