2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on Support System to Improve Hearing Ability for Elderly People
| Project/Area Number |
26350661
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 高齢者支援 / 聴覚支援 / 聴覚機能 / 保護 / 改善 / 音声明瞭度 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research is examining three points: (1) technology to protect of auditory function, (2) technology to improve of auditory function, and (3) technology to improve speech intelligibility. Firstly, in technology (1), it was found that subjects can percept in the range of approximately 12 dB to 13 dB when gradually attenuating the volume. Next, in technology (2), it was found that the speech recognition ability was improved by training to repeatedly sound of various frequencies and levels. Finally, in technology (3), it was found that speech intelligibility is improved by processing to shift the formant frequency of a person with low intelligibility to the formant frequency of a person with high intelligibility.
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| Free Research Field |
工学
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