A Realtime, Open-Source Speech-Processing Platform for Research in Hearing Loss Compensation.

We are developing a realtime, wearable, open-source speech-processing platform (OSP) that can be configured at compile and run times by audiologists and hearing aid (HA) researchers to investigate advanced HA algorithms in lab and field studies. The goals of this contribution are to present the current system and propose areas for enhancements and extensions. We identify (i) basic and (ii) advanced features in commercial HAs and describe current signal processing libraries and reference designs to build a functional HA.