Conversational Dynamics and Hearing Loss With Josefine Munch Sørensen | High On Sound

On Episode 01 of High on Sound I am joined by Josefine Munch Sørensen: She is a scientist at Eriksholm, leading research within the field of conversational dynamics. Her motivation is to help create solutions for better personalisation of audiology hearing aids for the individual user. She studies how hearing loss and background noise affect conversation, as part of a leading international research environment dedicated to advancing hearing science and user-centred solutions. The episode explores topics such as: Speech perception in Hearing Aid users vs. people without hearing loss. Turn taking in within conversation, and the science behind it. Pitch synchronisation and peoples relations influencing the dynamics of the conversation. And more. Enjoy! 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:16 Josefine's Origins of Sound 00:14:12 First Work Experience 00:20:36 Josefine's Bachelor's Research Project 00:27:41 Josefine's Focused Research 00:37:21 Josefine's PhD Studies 00:52:23 Pedro's Experience with Conversational Timing 00:54:22 Breaking Down Conversational Dynamics 01:04:55 Pitch Production in Conversation 01:09:45 Pedro's Hearing Background 01:10:29 Discussing Differences between Born Hearing Loss vs. Developing Hearing Loss 01:14:46 The Infinite Variables with Hearing Aids 01:16:24 Feasible Solutions 01:20:19 Pitch as a Conversational Cue 01:22:10 The Complexity of Audio Perception 01:24:23 Expanding on Experiment Complexity 01:28:02 Synchronizing in Conversation 01:32:46 New Technology Allowing for the Expansion of Research 01:39:01 Listening to Birds 01:41:57 Relying on Hearing Aids vs Residual Hearing in Different Circumstances 01:45:21 Outro Produced by: Auricle: https://auricle.io/ SG Multimedia: https://sg-multimedia.com/ Host and founder: Pedro Costa Video and Audio specialist: George Yank Editor, Videographer and Transcriber: Helena Duarte SoMe: Cristina Costa Media, Shorts, and management: Andreas Olesen YouTube:    / @auricleheadphones   Contact: E mail: highonsoundpodcast@gmail.com