Einhorn R
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug;2016:81-84. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7590645.
A user with an extensive background as a record producer, composer, and hearing loss advocate provides a personal perspective on contemporary hearing aids and related technology. While modern hearing aids are extremely sophisticated devices, the author identifies three broad reasons they continue to under-perform: less than optimal sound quality; ineffective mic placement for high signal to noise ratio; and the lack of an easy way to connect hearing aids wirelessly to the numerous audio devices that a typical person encounters in today's connected world. Some general design changes are suggested to address these issues.
一位有着唱片制作人、作曲家背景且积极倡导听力损失问题的用户,对当代助听器及相关技术发表了个人看法。尽管现代助听器是极为精密复杂的设备,但作者指出了它们仍表现欠佳的三个主要原因:音质不够理想;麦克风放置方式未能有效实现高信噪比;以及缺乏一种简便方法,将助听器与当今互联世界中普通人会遇到的众多音频设备进行无线连接。文中提出了一些一般性的设计改进建议来解决这些问题。