Multirate Audiometric Filter Bank for Hearing Aid Devices.

The frequency-dependent nature of hearing loss poses many challenges for hearing aid design. In order to compensate for a hearing aid user's unique hearing loss pattern, an input signal often needs to be separated into frequency bands, or channels, through a process called sub-band decomposition. In this paper, we present a real-time filter bank for hearing aids.

Real-Time Multirate Multiband Amplification for Hearing Aids.

Hearing loss is a common problem affecting the quality of life for thousands of people. However, many individuals with hearing loss are dissatisfied with the quality of modern hearing aids. Amplification is the main method of compensating for hearing loss in modern hearing aids.