Relationships Between Self-Report Hearing Scales, Listening Effort, and Speech Perception in Cocktail Party Noise in Hearing-Aided Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Potential correlations between the scores of self-report questionnaires and speech perception in noise abilities vary widely among studies and have been little explored in patients with conventional hearing aids (HAs). This study aimed to analyse the interrelations between (1) self-report auditory scales (the 15-item short-form of the Speech Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (15iSSQ) and the Extended Listening Effort Assessment Scale (EEAS); (2) speech perception in cocktail party noise, measured with and without HAs; and (3) a self-assessment of the listening effort perceived during the speech in a noise-perception task (TLE) in hearing-aid wearers.

Material and methods

-Thirty-two patients, aged of 77.5 years (SD = 12) with a mean HA experience o

SUBMITTER: Moulin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12452308 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature