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BS EN 60118-15 ED.1 - ELECTROACOUSTICS - PART 15: HEARING AIDS - METHODS FOR CHARACTERISING SIGNAL PROCESSING IN HEARING AIDS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-05-2012

Language(s)

English

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Limitations
5 Setup
  5.1 System overview
  5.2 Estimated Insertion Gain
  5.3 Coupler gain
6 Test equipment
  6.1 Acoustical requirements
  6.2 Test signal
      6.2.1 Specification
      6.2.2 Shaping of the test signal for determining the EIG
  6.3 Earphone coupler and attachments
      6.3.1 Estimated Insertion Gain
      6.3.2 Coupler gain
7 Test conditions
  7.1 Programming of hearing aid
  7.2 End user settings for programming
  7.3 Vent selection for programming
  7.4 Directionality
  7.5 Audiograms
  7.6 Hearing aid features
8 Measurements and analysis
  8.1 Measurements
      8.1.1 General
      8.1.2 Estimated Insertion Gain
      8.1.3 2cc coupler gain (optional)
  8.2 Analysis
      8.2.1 General
      8.2.2 Compensating for hearing aid processing delay
      8.2.3 Correction for use of 2cc coupler for EIG
            determination
      8.2.4 Calculation of EIG for the LTASS of the test signal
      8.2.5 Calculation of 2cc coupler gain for the LTASS of the
            test signal
      8.2.6 Short-term percentile sound pressure level gain
      8.2.7 Calculation of EIG for a given percentile sound
            pressure level of the test signal
      8.2.8 Calculation of 2cc coupler gain for a given percentile
            sound pressure level of the test signal
9 Data presentation
  9.1 LTASS gain
  9.2 Speech gain
  9.3 Interpretation of gain views
      9.3.1 LTASS gain view
      9.3.2 Speech gain view
  9.4 Mandatory data
Annex A (informative) International Speech Test Signal (ISTS)
      A.1 Overall specification of ISTS
      A.2 Design of the ISTS
          A.2.1 Speech recordings
          A.2.2 Segmentation of recordings
          A.2.3 Mixture of segments
      A.3 Analysis of the ISTS
Annex B (informative) Calculation of percentile levels
Bibliography

BS EN 60118-15 ED.1

Committee
EPL/29
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
36
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

IEC 60318-4:2010 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 4: Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
IEC 60118-7:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 7: Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids for production, supply and delivery quality assurance purposes
IEC 60711:1981 Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by ear inserts
IEC 60318-5:2006 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 5: 2 cm<sup>3</sup> coupler for the measurement of hearing aids and earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
IEC 61669:2015 Electroacoustics - Measurement of real-ear acoustical performance characteristics of hearing aids
IEC 60118-8:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 8: Methods of measurement of performance characteristics of hearing aids under simulated [<i>in situ</i>] working conditions
ANSI/ASA S3.22:2014 SPECIFICATION OF HEARING AID CHARACTERISTICS
IEC 61260:1995 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters

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