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Modern Hearing Aid Technology to Improve Speech Intelligibility in Noise

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1.  What can be thought of as the bedrock of modern hearing aids? Noise reduction Directionality Classification systems Sensors

2.  Which two factors must be carefully balanced for effective directionality? Focus and environmental awareness Audibility and comfort Focus and comfort Comfort and environmental awareness

3.  Two individuals can be exposed to the same acoustics in the same listening environment, but require different signal processing solutions if they have different ___________? Loudness discomfort thresholds Listening intents Speech detection thresholds Most-comfortable listening levels

4.  Which of the following are methods of treating wind and/or environmental noise? Postfiltering Deep learning Adaptive filtering All of the above

5.  How is artificial intelligence being applied to further improve hearing aid functionality? System design (e.g., development of classification systems) and data analysis Environmental noise reduction Healthable technology All of the above