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http://dx.doi.org/10.5573/ieie.2017.54.3.138

Design of High Frequency Boosting Circuits Compensating for Hearing Loss  

Lee, Kwang (School of Electricity and Electronics, Ulsan College)
Jung, Young-Jin (School of Electricity and Electronics, Ulsan College)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers / v.54, no.3, 2017 , pp. 138-144 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a high frequency boosting circuits compensating for age-related hearing loss. The frequency response of this hearing loss is quite similar to that of a low-pass filter of which the critical frequency get lower with age. Therefore the voltage gain of this compensation circuits increase proportionally to the frequency of signals when the frequency is higher than the critical frequency and the voltage is constant irrespective of the frequency of signals when the frequency is lower than the critical frequency. The proposed circuits consist of a differential circuit and a unity gain amplifier. Because the critical frequency of the proposed circuits is controlled simply in the shape of a volume control lever, the aged people can adjust the high frequency boosting level easily according to one's hearing loss level. The critical frequency is continuously controllable in the whole audible frequency band and the gain of this high frequency boosting circuits is above 80dB at 10kHz.
Keywords
hearing aid; high frequency boost; differential circuits;
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