Automating hearing assessments for all
Hearing loss affects nearly 1.5 million people in the Netherlands, resulting in devastating consequences for children and adults. Hearing screening is essential, but requires clinicians’ time and is not easily available to everyone. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology can revolutionise screening for hearing loss, yet, the existing systems work only for native-speaker healthy adults. We will develop and evaluate self-administered automated tests for screening multiple populations, making the tests accessible for all. We will customise freely available ASR systems to automate traditional hearing tests, and humanoid robots as interactive interfaces to increase the effectiveness of the new tests.
PI’s:
Gloria Araiza-Illan
Deniz Başkent
User Committee:
Sonova AG
Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst (Public Health Department)
Arbo Unie (Health Care Providers for Occupational Health)
Stichting Open Spraaktechnologie (Open Speech Technology Foundation)
Computational Audiology Network (CAN)