Â鶹ֱ²¥ researchers are developing special \u2018high noise communication devices\u2019 to help hearing impaired people working in noisy work places.<\/p>\n
Professors Sven Nordholm and Kevin Fynn have already had commercial success through the company Sensear, which has developed high noise communication devices that allow workers to communicate in noisy environments.<\/p>\n
These devices are now being used by leading WA companies in mining, aviation, manufacturing and construction. They are also being used throughout the world by some of the worlds leading companies to solve their high noise communication challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cCompanies all over the world are buying our products, but we are always trying to improve them and a recent Australian Research Council grant is helping fund further innovations,\u201d Professor Nordholm said.<\/p>\n
The $358,000 Australian Research Council (ARC) grant began in January and will allow Curtin researchers to develop Sensear products to assist people with hearing loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy advancing Sensear\u2019s already impressive technologies, we may be able to develop better devices to allow those with hearing impairments to hear speech more clearly in high-noise,\u201d Professor Nordholm said.<\/p>\n
He said this advance, designed for people working in loud environments with hearing problems, was the logical next step in the research.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople who work in loud environments can\u2019t use hearing aids and earplugs or ear muffs at the same time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsing the Sensear technology, we will develop a system that will separate speech from background noise, and then boost it to allow the hearing impaired to hear in noisy environments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Founded in Perth in April 2006, Sensear is now selling its products globally through a network of leading distributors.<\/p>\n
It uses the ground breaking Speech Enhancing Noise Suppression (SENS) technology \u2015 sophisticated algorithms that isolate, clean and package speech while suppressing background noise to a safe level \u2015 to differentiate between background noise and speech.<\/p>\n
This technology has been incorporated into an innovative range of high noise communication devices, which enable face-to-face, mobile phone and two-way radio and short range communication. The new SDP model which was just released, enables workers to communicate in extreme noise environments approximating 120db.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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