Award
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 11239012
Spatial Hearing in Speech Mixtures
Recipient
Boston University (Charles River Campus)
Award Amount
$412,500.00
Ceiling
$412,500.00
Awarded
December 20, 2025
Identifier
11239012
The project aims to improve speech perception for hearing-aid users in multitalker environments by restoring audibility, enhancing speech in noise, and addressing distortions caused by hearing aids.
Description
This project addresses the challenge of understanding speech in noisy social settings, especially for individuals with hearing loss, including older adults. The work aims to improve hearing aid performance in complex acoustic environments.