Measuring the Influence of Noise Reduction on Listening Effort in Hearing-Impaired Listeners Using Response Times to an Arithmetic Task in Noise
| Autor: | Rolph Houben, Wouter A. Dreschler, Ilja Reinten, Inge de Ronde-Brons |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Graduate School, APH - Aging & Later Life, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, Ear, Nose and Throat |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
noise Hearing loss Microphone Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Noise reduction Hearing Loss Sensorineural Audiology perception Speech and Hearing Hearing Perception Cognitive resource theory FUEL model for listening effort medicine Reaction Time Humans Active listening media_common hearing loss Reproducibility of Results Objective Improvement cognitive resources hearing aids Noise Otorhinolaryngology Speech Perception Original Article medicine.symptom |
| Zdroj: | Trends in hearing, 25. SAGE Publications Inc. Trends in Hearing |
| ISSN: | 2331-2165 |
| Popis: | Single microphone noise reduction (NR) in hearing aids can provide a subjective benefit even when there is no objective improvement in speech intelligibility. A possible explanation lies in a reduction of listening effort. Previously, we showed that response times (a proxy for listening effort) to an auditory-only dual-task were reduced by NR in normal-hearing (NH) listeners. In this study, we investigate if the results from NH listeners extend to the hearing-impaired (HI), the target group for hearing aids. In addition, we assess the relevance of the outcome measure for studying and understanding listening effort. Twelve HI subjects were asked to sum two digits of a digit triplet in noise. We measured response times to this task, as well as subjective listening effort and speech intelligibility. Stimuli were presented at three signal-to-noise ratios (SNR; –5, 0, +5 dB) and in quiet. Stimuli were processed with ideal or nonideal NR, or unprocessed. The effect of NR on response times in HI listeners was significant only in conditions where speech intelligibility was also affected (–5 dB SNR). This is in contrast to the previous results with NH listeners. There was a significant effect of SNR on response times for HI listeners. The response time measure was reasonably correlated ( R142 = 0.54) to subjective listening effort and showed a sufficient test–retest reliability. This study thus presents an objective, valid, and reliable measure for evaluating an aspect of listening effort of HI listeners. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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