Auditory, cognitive, and linguistic processing skills in individuals with hearing loss

Hearing impairment affects a person’s ability to communicate effectively. People with hearing loss (HL) report difficulty communicating in noise, even when the HL is compensated by conventional amplification. This study aims to investigate factors that contribute to understanding speech in noise. Ni...

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Published in:The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2018-03, Vol.143 (3), p.1865-1865
Main Authors: Appaiah Konganda, Shivali, Sharma, Mridula, Monaghan, Jessica J., Keidser, Gitte, Valderrama Valenzuela, Joaquin Tomas, Newall, John, Beach, Elizabeth
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Language:English
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Summary:Hearing impairment affects a person’s ability to communicate effectively. People with hearing loss (HL) report difficulty communicating in noise, even when the HL is compensated by conventional amplification. This study aims to investigate factors that contribute to understanding speech in noise. Nine adults with HL and nine controls participated in the study. The test-battery include auditory, cognitive and linguistic tests. For the HL group, auditory stimuli were filtered with NAL-RP prescription to compensate for their HL. Results indicate a significant difference in performance between the groups on the Modulation Detection Threshold (MDT) test [F (1, 15) = 3.24, p =0.04] and the speech recognition in noise test [f (1, 15) = 25.6, p
ISSN:0001-4966
1520-8524
DOI:10.1121/1.5036118