Identifying Listeners Whose Speech Intelligibility Depends on a Quiet Extra Moment After a Sentence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

An extra moment after a sentence is spoken may be important for listeners with hearing loss to mentally repair misperceptions during listening. The current audiologic test battery cannot distinguish between a listener who repaired a misperception versus a listener who heard the speech accurately with no need for repair. This study aims to develop a behavioral method to identify individuals who are at risk for relying on a quiet moment after a sentence.

Method

Forty-three individuals with hearing loss (32 cochlear implant users, 11 hearing aid users) heard sentences that were followed by either 2 s of silence or 2 s of babble noise. Both high- and low-context sentences were used in the task.

Results

Some individuals showed notable benefit in accuracy scores (pa

SUBMITTER: Gianakas SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9934912 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature