Active Noise Control for Hearing Screening Test: Simulation and Experiment

Dhifaf Azeez, Mohd Alauddin Mohd Ali, Hafizah Husain, Gan Kok Beng and Cila Umat
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Dhifaf Azeez: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Mohd Alauddin Mohd Ali: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Hafizah Husain: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Gan Kok Beng: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Cila Umat: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), 2010, vol. 1, issue 3, 67-78

Abstract: A hearing screening test is a method to determine human ear disorders and conventional audiometers and audiologists are required to perform the test. However, this procedure is difficult to implement, especially in a remote site such as a factory or a school due to the ambient noise that may cause test inaccuracy. In this work, the application of active noise control (ANC) is proposed to reduce the ambient noise using a personal computer in a hearing screening test. The ANC algorithm was simulated in MATLAB software and implemented using a computer with data acquisition modules and LabVIEW software. Results show that anti-noise was successfully generated in the electrical domain but no reduction was observed in the acoustic domain. ANC is a deterministic application that requires a real-time operating system to respond to the input with precisely timed output. To have an effective ANC system, the processing time has to be less than 0.125 ms at 8 KHz sampling rate.

Date: 2010
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