The Auditory Environment at Early Intervention Groups for Young Children With Hearing Loss: Signal to Noise Ratio, Background Noise, and Reverberation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

One important aspect in facilitating language access for children with hearing loss (HL) is the auditory environment. An optimal auditory environment is characterized by high signal to noise ratios (SNRs), low background noise levels, and low reverberation times. In this study, the authors describe the auditory environment of early intervention groups specifically equipped for young children with HL.

Design

Seven early intervention groups for children with HL were included in the study. A total of 26 young children (22 to 46 months) visiting those groups participated. Language Environmental Analysis recorders were used to record all sounds around a child during one group visit. The recordings were analyzed to estimate SNR levels and background noise levels during

SUBMITTER: Meijer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11984553 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May-Jun 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature