The greatest unmet challenge faced by those with hearing loss is speech understanding in complex listening environments. This course describes the basic principles in play when that problem is currently addressed, along with the benefits and limitations.
This course is open captioned.
Course created on April 18, 2016
Learning Outcomes
- After this course learners will be able to describe the basic principles underlying spectral subtraction noise reduction approaches.
- After this course learners will be able to describe the acoustic conditions required for directionality to have an impact on performance.
- After this course learners will be able to explain the concept of completion approaches to managing speech understanding in noise.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Soundscape |
| 10-15 Minutes | How do normal hearing individuals deal with noise? |
| 15-30 Minutes | Spectral Subtraction |
| 30-40 Minutes | Spatial Subtraction |
| 40-50 Minutes | Completion Approaches |
| 50-60 Minutes | Future Concepts, Conclusion, Q and A |
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Presented By
Don Schum
PhD
Vice President, Audiology and Professional Relations
Don Schum currently serves as Vice President for Audiology & Professional Relations for Oticon, Inc. In that capacity, Don has the responsibility to create and implement new Audiological training material, oversee the Audiological training of all employees, develop dispenser support materials and tools, conduct clinical research, and participate in national and international conferences. Previous to his position at Oticon in Somerset, Don served as the Director of Audiology for the main Oticon office in Copenhagen Denmark. In addition, he served as the Director of the Hearing Aid Lab at the University of Iowa School of Medicine (1990-1995) and as an Assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (1988-1990). During his professional career, Don has been an active researcher in the areas of Hearing Aids, Speech Understanding, and Aging. Don received his B.S. in Speech & Hearing Science from the University of Illinois, his M.A. in Audiology from the University of Iowa, and his Ph.D. in Audiology from Louisiana State University.
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