HEARING AID AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING RECOVERY TIME IN WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION

摘要

A method for dynamically adjusting recovery time in wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) for use in a hearing aid is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving an input signal via the hearing aid; applying a band-pass filter on the input acoustic signal to calculate a high-energy ratio; calculating an over-zero rate ratio corresponding to the input acoustic signal; calculating a consonant occurring probability according to the high-frequency energy ratio and the over-zero rate ratio; applying a consonant determination mechanism on the input acoustic signal, and adjusting the consonant occurring probability according to the results of the consonant determination mechanism; calculating a recovery time factor corresponding to the input acoustic signal according to the adjusted consonant occurring probability; and performing a WDRC process on the input acoustic signal according to the recovery time factor to generate an output acoustic signal.