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RHSeeger on Sept 14, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid ...

How do they accomplish this when the other/background noise is speech, like in a crowded area; where you only want the person near you amplified?

tengwar2 on Sept 14, 2024 [–]

One method is using directional information. My low-end aids have two microphones each, and can share audio information from one aid to the other. I believe there are also some other methods, but I don't know how those work

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