TY - GEN
T1 - Intelligent Hearing System using Assistive Technology for Hearing-Impaired Patients
AU - Shehieb, Wessam
AU - Nasri, Mohammed Osama
AU - Mohammed, Noureldin
AU - Debsi, Omar
AU - Arshad, Kamran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/7/2
Y1 - 2018/7/2
N2 - Hearing is an important sense of coexistence, but majority of people taken it for granted unless it is weakened or lost. In this paper, an Assistive Intelligent Hearing Aid System (AIHAS) is proposed that supports hearing impaired patients and allow them to live a normal life. The patients will be required to wear smart glasses equipped with bone conduction technology and wirelessly connected with an application running on patient's smartphone. The AIHAS is designed to: (1) detect multiple ear damages, (2) evaluates the degree of patient's hearing loss, (3) having smart filters with two different modes based on surrounding environment, and (4) assist children with articulation development. The patients will be able to choose between two types of filters i.e. Quiet Room (QR) and Noisy Room (NR) filter depending on the surrounding environment. Additionally, an Auditory Assistive mode is also added to AIHAS to train and assist children with speech disorders caused by hearing impairment at a younger age. The AIHAS also allows interfacing with a smartwatch for easier system access. The system prototype has been developed and tested with multiple patients. The proposed AIHAS is an intelligent, low cost, reliable and a portable solution.
AB - Hearing is an important sense of coexistence, but majority of people taken it for granted unless it is weakened or lost. In this paper, an Assistive Intelligent Hearing Aid System (AIHAS) is proposed that supports hearing impaired patients and allow them to live a normal life. The patients will be required to wear smart glasses equipped with bone conduction technology and wirelessly connected with an application running on patient's smartphone. The AIHAS is designed to: (1) detect multiple ear damages, (2) evaluates the degree of patient's hearing loss, (3) having smart filters with two different modes based on surrounding environment, and (4) assist children with articulation development. The patients will be able to choose between two types of filters i.e. Quiet Room (QR) and Noisy Room (NR) filter depending on the surrounding environment. Additionally, an Auditory Assistive mode is also added to AIHAS to train and assist children with speech disorders caused by hearing impairment at a younger age. The AIHAS also allows interfacing with a smartwatch for easier system access. The system prototype has been developed and tested with multiple patients. The proposed AIHAS is an intelligent, low cost, reliable and a portable solution.
KW - Artificial intelligence
KW - Assistive technology
KW - Computer vision
KW - Ear damage detection
KW - Hearing impairment
KW - Online Database
KW - Otitis Media
KW - Perforated Eardrum
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85062082218
U2 - 10.1109/IEMCON.2018.8615021
DO - 10.1109/IEMCON.2018.8615021
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85062082218
T3 - 2018 IEEE 9th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, IEMCON 2018
SP - 725
EP - 729
BT - 2018 IEEE 9th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, IEMCON 2018
A2 - Chakrabarti, Satyajit
A2 - Saha, Himadri Nath
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 9th IEEE Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, IEMCON 2018
Y2 - 1 November 2018 through 3 November 2018
ER -