This document discusses vlrFilter, a multifunction audio filter software with remote control capabilities. It allows for 3D positional audio, fast FFT convolution, hearing loss corrections through pitch shifting, and noise reduction. Hearing loss is measured by playing generated or recorded sounds and plotting sensitivity to different frequencies on an audiogram. It affects over 1 billion people worldwide and causes disability in over 5% of the population. Hearing aids are used to improve hearing and speech comprehension by magnifying sound vibrations in the ear.
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) has been a perennial occupational hazard in the workplace. This is truly evident in the mining professions. This presentation covers details about hearing loss, its causes and tools developed to educate the workforce regarding its existence.
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) has been a perennial occupational hazard in the workplace. This is truly evident in the mining professions. This presentation covers details about hearing loss, its causes and tools developed to educate the workforce regarding its existence.
Concern is growing about the rising exposure to loud sounds in recreational settings such as nightclubs, discotheques, pubs, bars, cinemas, concerts, sporting events and even fitness classes. With the popularization of technology, devices such as music players are often listened to at unsafe volumes and for prolonged periods of time. Regular participation in such activities poses a serious threat of irreversible hearing loss.
The Risk
The risk I would like to mention from hearing music at a high level of sound is the risk of “Hearing loss”, risk that is claimed to be temporary or permanently loss of hearing capability. It can provide a short or long term effect on the brain also. Sound measurement that is admitted the risk is, the sound that would be less than or equal to 85 dB and continued for 8 hours a day and the sound that is 100 dB more or less than that continued to just 15 minutes can damage, hopefully destroy one’s hearing power.
How to Improve Hearing Loss Problem Right Now - Better Hearing Centers ankit kumar
As many as 10% of our Kentucky population suffers from hardness or hearing loss. A large part of this can be helped with hearing aids, provided that these problems quickly come to light and can be diagnosed. Unfortunately, this is not always the case in practice: the majority of these ten percent (up to 75%) do not test their hearing. The result is not only that the hardness or hearing loss continues to worsen, but also that the quality of life of that group is drastically reduced.
Hearing ImpairmentHearing loss is the third most prevalent c.docxpooleavelina
Hearing Impairment
Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic condition and the foremost communicative disorder of older adults in the United States. Hearing loss is an underrecognized public health issue. Among adults between the ages of 60 and 69 years of age, 31% have bilateral hearing loss of at least mild severity. In those older than 70 years of age, the prevalence is 63%, and in those older than age 85, the prevalence is 80%. In all age groups, men are more likely than women to be hearing impaired, and black Americans have a lower prevalence of hearing impairment than either white or Hispanic Americans (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014).
Age-related hearing impairment is a complex disease caused by interactions between age-related changes (see Chapter 3), genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors.
Factors associated with hearing loss include noise exposure, ear infections, smoking, and chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, chronic kidney disease, heart disease) (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014).
Hearing loss may not be an inevitable part of aging, and increased attention is being given to the links between lifestyle factors (e.g., smoking, poor nutrition, hypertension) and hearing impairment (Heine et al., 2013) (Box 19.5).
Box 19.5. Promoting Healthy Hearing
• Avoid exposure to excessively loud noises.
• Avoid cigarette smoking.
• Maintain blood pressure/cholesterol levels within normal limits.
• Eat a healthy diet.
• Have hearing evaluated if any changes are noticed.
• Avoid injury with cotton-tipped applicators and other cleaning materials.
Consequences of Hearing Impairment
The broad consequences of hearing loss have functional and clinical significance and should not be viewed as something a person accepts as part of aging. Hearing loss diminishes quality of life and is associated with multiple negative outcomes, including decreased function, increased likelihood of hospitalizations, miscommunication, depression, falls, loss of self-esteem, safety risks, and cognitive decline (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014; Lin et al., 2013). Growing evidence supports an association between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline and dementia (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014; Lin, 2012; Lin et al., 2013).
Hearing impairment increases feelings of isolation and may cause older adults to become suspicious or distrustful or to display feelings of paranoia. Because older persons with hearing loss may not understand or respond appropriately to conversation, they may be inappropriately diagnosed with dementia. All of these consequences of hearing impairment further increase social isolation and decrease opportunities for meaningful interaction and stimulation.
Types of Hearing Loss
The two major forms of hearing loss are conductive and sensorineural.
1. Sensorineural hearing loss results from damage to any part of the inner ear or the neural pathways to the brain. Presbycusis (also called age-related hearing impairment or ARHI) is a f ...
Concern is growing about the rising exposure to loud sounds in recreational settings such as nightclubs, discotheques, pubs, bars, cinemas, concerts, sporting events and even fitness classes. With the popularization of technology, devices such as music players are often listened to at unsafe volumes and for prolonged periods of time. Regular participation in such activities poses a serious threat of irreversible hearing loss.
The Risk
The risk I would like to mention from hearing music at a high level of sound is the risk of “Hearing loss”, risk that is claimed to be temporary or permanently loss of hearing capability. It can provide a short or long term effect on the brain also. Sound measurement that is admitted the risk is, the sound that would be less than or equal to 85 dB and continued for 8 hours a day and the sound that is 100 dB more or less than that continued to just 15 minutes can damage, hopefully destroy one’s hearing power.
How to Improve Hearing Loss Problem Right Now - Better Hearing Centers ankit kumar
As many as 10% of our Kentucky population suffers from hardness or hearing loss. A large part of this can be helped with hearing aids, provided that these problems quickly come to light and can be diagnosed. Unfortunately, this is not always the case in practice: the majority of these ten percent (up to 75%) do not test their hearing. The result is not only that the hardness or hearing loss continues to worsen, but also that the quality of life of that group is drastically reduced.
Hearing ImpairmentHearing loss is the third most prevalent c.docxpooleavelina
Hearing Impairment
Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic condition and the foremost communicative disorder of older adults in the United States. Hearing loss is an underrecognized public health issue. Among adults between the ages of 60 and 69 years of age, 31% have bilateral hearing loss of at least mild severity. In those older than 70 years of age, the prevalence is 63%, and in those older than age 85, the prevalence is 80%. In all age groups, men are more likely than women to be hearing impaired, and black Americans have a lower prevalence of hearing impairment than either white or Hispanic Americans (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014).
Age-related hearing impairment is a complex disease caused by interactions between age-related changes (see Chapter 3), genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors.
Factors associated with hearing loss include noise exposure, ear infections, smoking, and chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, chronic kidney disease, heart disease) (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014).
Hearing loss may not be an inevitable part of aging, and increased attention is being given to the links between lifestyle factors (e.g., smoking, poor nutrition, hypertension) and hearing impairment (Heine et al., 2013) (Box 19.5).
Box 19.5. Promoting Healthy Hearing
• Avoid exposure to excessively loud noises.
• Avoid cigarette smoking.
• Maintain blood pressure/cholesterol levels within normal limits.
• Eat a healthy diet.
• Have hearing evaluated if any changes are noticed.
• Avoid injury with cotton-tipped applicators and other cleaning materials.
Consequences of Hearing Impairment
The broad consequences of hearing loss have functional and clinical significance and should not be viewed as something a person accepts as part of aging. Hearing loss diminishes quality of life and is associated with multiple negative outcomes, including decreased function, increased likelihood of hospitalizations, miscommunication, depression, falls, loss of self-esteem, safety risks, and cognitive decline (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014; Lin et al., 2013). Growing evidence supports an association between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline and dementia (Bainbridge & Wallhagen, 2014; Lin, 2012; Lin et al., 2013).
Hearing impairment increases feelings of isolation and may cause older adults to become suspicious or distrustful or to display feelings of paranoia. Because older persons with hearing loss may not understand or respond appropriately to conversation, they may be inappropriately diagnosed with dementia. All of these consequences of hearing impairment further increase social isolation and decrease opportunities for meaningful interaction and stimulation.
Types of Hearing Loss
The two major forms of hearing loss are conductive and sensorineural.
1. Sensorineural hearing loss results from damage to any part of the inner ear or the neural pathways to the brain. Presbycusis (also called age-related hearing impairment or ARHI) is a f ...
Farhat naz mphil ph environmental and occupational healthDrFarhat Naz
it contains bassic definition of noise vs sound, noise pollution, sources, factors affecting health whether human or animal, controlling measures of noise pollution, mitigation and legislation for noise pollution.
Hearing loss is one of the most frequent sensory deficient in human population. It affects more than 360 million people.
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we will talk also about the common types & causes of hearing loss and the possible applicable methods to treat these conditions.
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Hearing Loss Corrections with Pitch Shifting
1. vlrFilter
http://www.whmsoft.com
Multifunction audio filter
with remote control.
- 3D positional audio.
- Fast FFT convolution.
- Hearing loss corrections.
- Noise reduction.
Hearing Loss Corrections
Pitch Shifting
In case of profound hearing loss in some frequency
region, one can use the pitch shifting.
With shift threshold = 1500 Hz and
shift ratio = -4 semitones,
1500 Hz => 1500 Hz 4000 Hz => 3175 Hz
2000 Hz => 1587 Hz 8000 Hz => 6350 Hz
Hearing loss or hearing impairment is a
partial or total inability to hear.
Hearing loss is generally measured by
playing generated or recorded sounds.
Hearing sensitivity varies according to
the frequencies of sounds and can be
plotted on an audiogram.
A person with hearing loss will often be less able to understand speech, especially in noisy
conditions.
This is chiefly true for people who have a sensorineural hearing loss (the common type of
hearing loss, about 90%).
As of 2013, it affects about 1.1 billion people.
It causes disability in more than 5% of the world’s
population (360 to 538 million).
It causes moderate to severe disability in 125 million
people.
Of those with hearing loss, it began for 65 million
people during childhood.
source: Wikipedia.
Severity of hearing loss,
in decibels of hearing loss
or dB HL:
Slight:
16-25 dB HL
Mild for children:
20-40 dB HL
Mild for adults:
26-40 dB HL
Moderate:
41-54 dB HL
Moderately Severe:
55-70 dB HL
Severe:
71-90 db HL
Profound:
91 dbHL or greater
Totally Deaf:
Anacusis
Approximately 15% of
American adults (37.5
million) aged 18 and over
report some trouble hearing.
Approximately 15% of
Americans (26 million
people) between the ages of
20 and 69 have high
frequency hearing loss due to
exposure to noise at work or
during leisure activities.
Among adults aged 70 and
older with hearing loss who
could benefit from hearing
aids, fewer than one in three
(30%) has ever used them.
Even fewer adults aged 20 to
69 (approximately 16%) who
could benefit from wearing
hearing aids have ever used
them.
Source:
National Institute on Deafness
and Other Communication
Disorders (NIDCD)
There is a progressive loss
of ability to hear high
frequencies with aging
known as Presbycusis.
This can start as early as 25
(for man) and 30 (for
woman).
Hearing aids and wireless
hearing aids are service that
work to improve the hearing
and speech comprehension,
generally by magnifying the
sound vibrations in the ear.
