Re: speech intelligibility in noise (Jont Allen )


Subject: Re: speech intelligibility in noise
From:    Jont Allen  <jba(at)RESEARCH.ATT.COM>
Date:    Wed, 5 Apr 2000 18:11:41 -0400

Ken Grant wrote: > > Sorry for this (maybe obvious) request. Does anyone know a good > reference (with data) for speech intelligibility scores at different s/n > (more than 2) by hearing-impaired listeners. Most studies of HI > listeners present speech materials at one or two s/n levels (and usually > at different presentation levels). Clearly, since HI listeners have a > range of losses it is difficult to discuss average intelligibility > scores for a fixed presentation and s/n condition. Nevertheless, I would > like to find data showing s/n versus intelligibility (preferably > nonsense syllables or isolated words) for a group or HI listeners. > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Ken W. Grant > > Walter Reed Army Medical Center > Army Audiology and Speech Center > Washington, DC 20307-5001 > > PHONE: (202) 782-8596 > FAX: (202) 782-9228 > > EMAIL: grant(at)tidalwave.net Ken, Fletcher's AI model has been implemented, which claims to be able to calculate this. Check it out at: http://www.cdsp.neu.edu/info/students/hmuesch It is based on data of impaired subjects I believe. Jont -- Jont B. Allen AT&T Labs-Research, Shannon Laboratory, E161 180 Park Ave., Florham Park NJ, 07932-0971 973/360-8545voice, x7111fax, http://www.research.att.com/~jba


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