频率压缩对正常听力英语和普通话听众之间的摩擦感知的影响
Abhijit Roy1, Ann Bradlow2, Pamela Souza1
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
非线性频率压缩 (NFC) 有助于听力受损的个体,但导致扭曲. 这项研究发现,英语和普通话说者如何感知处理的语音存在特定语言的差异,这表明了定制的助听器配件.
科学领域:
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 语音感知 语音感知
- 助听器技术 助听器技术
背景情况:
- 高频发言很难被听力损失所感知.
- 助听器中的非线性频率压缩 (NFC) 将高频率转移到更低,更易听到的范围.
- 无线通信可以导致光谱扭曲,因此需要使用S-Sh混测试等测试进行优化.
研究的目的:
- 调查NFC对英语和普通话发言人的摩擦感知的影响.
- 评估语言背景是否影响对光谱扭曲语音的感知.
- 为了确定NFC助听器配件是否需要进行特定语言的调整.
主要方法:
- 参与者包括英语和普通话的母语.
- 调整了S-Sh混测试以评估NFC处理后的摩擦感知.
- 在不同语言群体之间比较了听众在区分摩擦的表现.
主要成果:
- 在英语和普通话听众之间,在摩擦性歧视方面发现了小但统计学上显著的差异.
- 这些差异表明,NFC处理在不同语言中不同影响语音感知.
- 频谱扭曲容忍度的程度可能根据母语声学而异.
结论:
- NFC 的有效性可能会受到用户的母语的影响.
- 目前的NFC优化方法,通常基于英语,可能不是普遍的最佳.
- 对NFC助听器进行特定语言的临床安装程序可能是提高可听性和可理解性的必要条件.
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