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Enhancing Conversation Intelligibility for Hearing Aid Users in Noisy Environments
Award Information
Agency: Department of Education
Branch: N/A
Contract: H133S130064
Agency Tracking Number: H133S130064
Amount:
$574,954.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
84.133S-2
Solicitation Number:
1
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2013
Award Year:
2013
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2013-10-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2015-09-30
Small Business Information
6901 East Fish Lake Road
Suite #190
Maple Grove, MN
55369-5457
United States
DUNS:
927303412
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Paul Gibson
Title: PI
Phone: (763) 515-5353
Email: pgibson@ame0corp.com
Title: PI
Phone: (763) 515-5353
Email: pgibson@ame0corp.com
Business Contact
Name: Paul Gibson
Research Institution
N/A
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.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *