title: Optimal estimation of hearing-aid compression parameters.
abstract: A new procedure for measuring the attack and release time constants of a hearing-aid compression circuit is presented in this paper. The procedure is based on a mathematical model of the response of a compression system to sudden increments or decrements in the amplitude of a sinusoidal excitation. The parameters of the model, which include the attack and release time constants, are fitted to the measured hearing-aid test-signal response using a minimum mean-squared error criterion. A computer simulation of a compression hearing aid is used to illustrate the behavior of the compression amplifier and to assess the accuracy of the estimated attack and release time constants.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences, City University of New York, New York 10036.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kates
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical