Dataset of the peak height insertion gain (PHIG) method for quantifying acoustic feedback in hearing aids

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By Joshua M Alexander1ORCID logo, Stephanie Schmig1, Randall Wagner2, Steve Armstrong3

1. Purdue University 2. National Institute of Standards and Technology 3. SoundsGood Labs

Raw audio recordings of hearing aid output with and without feedback. MATLAB code for a method that quantifies the strength of the feedback signal. Spreadsheet data containing categorical feedback ratings from human listeners.

Version 1.0 - published on 08 Sep 2021 doi:10.4231/K1WJ-TW90 - cite this Archived on 09 Oct 2021

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Hearing aids are commonly fit with ear canals partially or fully open – a condition that increases the risk of acoustic feedback.  Feedback limits the audiometric fitting range of devices by limiting usable gain.  To guide clinical decision-making and device selection, we developed the Peak Height Insertion Gain (PHIG) method to detect feedback spikes in the short-term insertion gain derived from audio recordings.  Using a manikin, 145 audio recordings of a speech signal were obtained from seven hearing aids.  Each hearing aid was programmed for a moderate high-frequency hearing loss with systematic variations in frequency response, gain, and feedback suppression; this created audio recordings that varied the presence and strength of feedback.  Using subjective ratings from 13 expert judges, the presence of feedback was determined and then classified according to its temporal and tonal qualities.  These classifications were used to optimize parameters for two versions of the PHIG method based on global and local analyses.  When specificity was fixed at 0.95, the sensitivity of the global analysis was 0.86 and increased to 0.95 when combined with the local analysis.  Without compromising performance, a clinically expedient version of the PHIG method can be obtained using only a single measurement.

 

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Alexander, J.M., Schmig, S., Wagner, R., and Armstrong, S. (2021).  The peak height insertion gain (PHIG) method for quantifying acoustic feedback in hearing aids.  Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(3), 1635-1651.  DOI: 10.1121/10.0005987

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  1. acoustic communication
  2. adverse hearing conditions
  3. feedback
  4. hearing aids
  5. hearing science
  6. Matlab
  7. sound
  8. Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  9. Speech Language and Hearing Sciences (Dept)
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