In a noisy room with many speakers, hearing aids can suppress background noise, but they have difficulties isolating one voice - that of the person you’re talking to at a party, for instance. KU Leuven researchers have now addressed that issue with a technique that uses brainwaves to determine within one second whom you’re listening to.
Having a casual conversation at a cocktail party is a challenge for someone with a hearing aid, says Professor Tom Francart from the Department of Neurosciences at KU Leuven: "A hearing aid may select the loudest speaker in the room, for instance, but that is not necessarily the person you’re listening to. ...
