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Title:: Speech training and pronunciation simulation system for cochlear implant

Author(s):: CHEN Yousheng; YAN Guiling; LIN Weizhen; FANG Rukang; TAO Foqin; CAO Zhiliang; CHEN Weifang; Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China

Keywords:: Keywords: cochlear implant; speech training; speech processing strategy; pronunciation simulation

Abstract:: Abstract: Patients with hearing impairment can choose to wear hearing aids or have cochlear implantation according to the degree of hearing impairment, and those with severe deafness need cochlear implant to restore their ability of hearing perception. After cochlear implantation, patients still need a lot of speech rehabilitation training to adapt to cochlear implant and daily speech communication. At present, the main training method is artificial training which is not conducive to improving the efficiency of hearing rehabilitation training. Therefore, a speech training and pronunciation simulation system based on common speech processing strategies of cochlear implant is developed. The system which can be used to collect speech signals and further convert the collected signals into specific speech processing strategies can help doctors to carry out hearing training for patients and can be used to develop new speech processing strategies and algorithm evaluations. The rehabilitation training signals acquired and synthesized by the system can accurately reflect the characteristics of speech processing strategies of cochlear implant. Moreover, the GUI interface is simple and easy to use, which is benefit for clinical application.