ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2023
The Application of Time-Frequency Masking To Improve Intelligibility of Dysarthric Speech in Background Noise.
Article in Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05244603 (Application of Ideal Binary Masking to Disordered Speech), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Application of Ideal Binary Masking to Disordered Speech
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Background noise inhibits listeners' use of contextual cues for dysarthric speech.JASA express letters · 2026Article
- Bilingual Perception of Dysarthric Speech.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2025Article
- Communication in Complex Situations: The Combined Influence of Dysarthria and Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Speech Perception in Everyday Noisy Environments.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2025Article
- An ideal compressed mask for increasing speech intelligibility without sacrificing environmental sound recognitiona).The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeBackground noise reduces speech intelligibility. Time-frequency (T-F) masking is an established signal processing technique that improves intelligibility of neurotypical speech in background noise. Here, we investigated a novel application of T-F masking, assessing its potential to improve intelligibility of neurologically degraded speech in background noise.
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resultsWe observed significant reductions in intelligibility of dysarthric speech, even at highly favorable signal-to-noise ratios (+11 to +23 dB) that did not impact neurotypical speech. We also observed significant intelligibility improvements from speech in noise to IQM-processed speech for both control and dysarthric speech across a wide range of noise levels. Furthermore, the overall benefit of IQM processing for dysarthric speech was comparable with that of the control speech in background noise, as was the intelligibility data collected in the laboratory versus online.
conclusionsThis study demonstrates proof of concept, validating the application of T-F masks to a neurologically degraded speech signal. Given that intelligibility challenges greatly impact communication, and thus the lives of people with dysarthria and their communication partners, the development of clinical tools to enhance intelligibility in this clinical population is critical.
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