Abstracts submitted to VCCA2024

Music Pre-Processing Strategies to Enhance Cochlear Implant Users’ Enjoyment of Recorded Music

This project investigates music pre-processing and mixing strategies used by audio engineers in the collaborative creation of bespoke music mixes for individual cochlear implant users.

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Surveillance for ototoxicity in platinum-based chemotherapy using mobile health audiometry with extended high frequencies

This longitudinal study demonstrated the effectiveness of mobile health-enabled audiometry for monitoring ototoxicity in chemotherapy patients, revealing significant threshold shifts predominantly in high frequencies and indicating the potential for improved surveillance within treatment venues.

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Neural Networks Hear You Loud and Clear: Hearing Loss Compensation Using Deep Neural Networks

This study investigates using deep neural networks to provide hearing loss compensation for people with hearing loss, showing promising results in speech intelligibility and perceived quality.

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Verification and Validation Methods Used in Hearing Aid Centers

The verification and validation methods used in hearing aid centers in Turkiye were examined and it was noticed that hearing aid practitioners in Turkiye don’t use verification tools on a daily basis and prefer validation methods, although many devices are easily accessible in centers.

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Simulation of unilateral and bilateral cochlear implant for speech recognition in spatialized noise

Effect of unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants on speech recognition performance in spatialized noise can be simulated using a channel vocoder with dense tonal carriers.

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