Objective Evaluation of Binaural Noise Reduction Schemes
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Separating sound sources in complex acoustical environment is an everyday challenge for our auditory system. Listeners with normal hearing are able to use binaural cues to solve this problem, but in impaired hearing these mechanisms are often disturbed. The aim of binaural noise reduction schemes in hearing aids is to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in complex acoustic environments and to support hearing impaired listeners in utilizing relevant spatial information.
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