Extension of the Multi-channel Wiener Filter with Localisation Cues for Noise Reduction in Binaural Hearing Aids
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This paper presents an extension of the multi-channel Wiener filter (MWF) for noise reduction in binaural hearing aids, taking into account binaural localisation cues. By adding a term related to the interaural time difference (ITD) and the interaural level difference (ILD) of the noise component to the cost function of the MWF, the ITD and ILD cues of both the speech and the noise component can be preserved, in addition to significantly improving the signal-to-noise ratio of the microphone signals.
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