Voice gender differences and separation of simultaneous talkers in cochlear implant users with residual hearing.
J Acoust Soc Am
; 132(2): EL135-41, 2012 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22894312
ABSTRACT
Perception of a target voice in the presence of a competing talker, of same or different gender as the target, was investigated in cochlear implant users, in implant-alone and bimodal (acoustic hearing in the non-implanted ear) conditions. Recordings of two male and two female talkers acted as targets and maskers, to investigate whether bimodal benefit increased for different compared to same gender target/maskers due to increased ability to perceive and utilize fundamental frequency and spectral-shape differences. In both listening conditions participants showed benefit of target/masker gender difference. There was an overall bimodal benefit, which was independent of target/masker gender difference.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Perceptual Masking
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Correction of Hearing Impairment
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Speech Acoustics
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Speech Perception
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Voice
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Cochlear Implants
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Persons With Hearing Impairments
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Cochlear Implantation
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Hearing
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Noise
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Acoust Soc Am
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom