Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition.

ABSTRACT: Understanding speech in the presence of acoustical competition is a major complaint of those with hearing difficulties. Here, a novel perceptual learning game was tested for its effectiveness in reducing difficulties with hearing speech in competition. The game was designed to train a mixture of auditory processing skills thought to underlie speech in competition, such as spectral-temporal processing, sound localization, and auditory working memory. Training on these skills occurred both in quiet and in competition with noise. Thirty college-aged participants without any known hearing difficulties were assigned either to this mixed-training condition or an active control consisting of frequency discrimination training within the same gamified setting. To assess training effectiveness, test

SUBMITTER: de Larrea-Mancera ESL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8453468 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature