SBIR/STTR Research Award
Enhancing Conversation Intelligibility for Hearing Aid Users in Noisy Environments
Award amount
$574,954Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2013Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Education
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2013-10-01
- Contract end date
- 2015-09-30
- UEI
- GJ1KBJPEZL52
- Solicitation number
- 1
- Topic code
- 84.133S-2
Research abstract
This project develops and tests an easy to use and unobtrusive hearing aid accessory that utilizes a directional microphone array: to improve understanding of speech in noisy environments. A common problem amongst hearing aid users is trouble understanding speech while listening to a conversation in environments with competing speech babble noise and other noises such as restaurant conversations, social gatherings, and conversations in busy workplaces or schools. The prototype accessory enhances conversation intelligibility with a directional microphone array that wirelessly transmits audio to the user’s hearing aids or a wireless ear piece for thise who do not use hearing aids.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
138 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2024). Reported award amounts total $61,745,451. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation