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arXiv:2108.05929 (cs)
[Submitted on 12 Aug 2021]

Title:Parameter Tuning of Time-Frequency Masking Algorithms for Reverberant Artifact Removal within the Cochlear Implant Stimulus

Authors:Lidea K. Shahidi, Leslie M. Collins, Boyla O. Mainsah
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Abstract:Cochlear implant users struggle to understand speech in reverberant environments. To restore speech perception, artifacts dominated by reverberant reflections can be removed from the cochlear implant stimulus. Artifacts can be identified and removed by applying a matrix of gain values, a technique referred to as time-frequency masking. Gain values are determined by an oracle algorithm that uses knowledge of the undistorted signal to minimize retention of the signal components dominated by reverberant reflections. In practice, gain values are estimated from the distorted signal, with the oracle algorithm providing the estimation objective. Different oracle techniques exist for determining gain values, and each technique must be parameterized to set the amount of signal retention. This work assesses which oracle masking strategies and parameterizations lead to the best improvements in speech intelligibility for cochlear implant users in reverberant conditions using online speech intelligibility testing of normal-hearing individuals with vocoding.
Comments: 5 pages, 4 figures
Subjects: Sound (cs.SD); Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS)
Cite as: arXiv:2108.05929 [cs.SD]
  (or arXiv:2108.05929v1 [cs.SD] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2108.05929

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From: Lidea Shahidi [view email]
[v1] Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:08:27 UTC (947 KB)
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