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This is something I do wonder about, in this context. I don't have a CI myself, but my 6 year old son does, and I am somewhat concerned that he is-or-might be experiencing partial sound "blindness" (meaning: sure speech processing is adequate but there are surely some things that are processed away). I have a fair amount of experience in music/sound-recording environments and it makes me somewhat sad for him that he's still "missing out" (although obviously this is outweighed by the fact that he can actually hear and communicate now, but I'm sure you get what I mean).

I'd get into the area myself, if I was in anyway useful with DSP code or C++..

May I ask, were your hearing issues (leading to the CI) a recent thing, or long-term? My main interest here is about using machine learning to assist people who do not know sign-language to understand signers rather than to "improve" the actual hearing process (because - personally - my S/L skills are abysmal).

parent rasur 9 years ago

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