Hearing Impaired Children's Preference for, and Performance with, Four Combinations of Directional Microphone and Digital Noise Reduction Technology
| Autor: | Andrea L. Pittman, Mollie M. Hiipakka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Hearing aid Research design medicine.medical_specialty Speech perception Adolescent Hearing loss medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Audiology Prosthesis Design Hearing Loss Bilateral Young Adult Speech and Hearing Hearing Aids Perception medicine Humans Correction of Hearing Impairment Active listening Sound Localization Child media_common Analysis of Variance Language Tests Hearing Tests Age Factors Infant Patient Preference Preference Noise Child Preschool Speech Perception Female medicine.symptom Psychology Perceptual Masking |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. 24:832-844 |
| ISSN: | 2157-3107 1050-0545 |
| DOI: | 10.3766/jaaa.24.9.7 |
| Popis: | Background: Before advanced noise-management features can be recommended for use in children with hearing loss, evidence regarding their ability to use these features to optimize speech perception is necessary. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between children's preference for, and performance with, four combinations of noise-management features in noisy listening environments. Research Design: Children with hearing loss were asked to repeat short sentences presented in steady-state noise or in multitalker babble while wearing ear-level hearing aids. The aids were programmed with four memories having an orthogonal arrangement of two noise-management features. The children were also asked to indicate the hearing aid memory that they preferred in each of the listening conditions both initially and after a short period of use. Study Sample: Fifteen children between the ages of 8 and 12 yr with moderate hearing losses, bilaterally. Results: The children's preference for noise management aligned well with their performance for at least three of the four listening conditions. The configuration of noise-management features had little effect on speech perception with the exception of reduced performance for speech originating from behind the child while in a directional hearing aid setting. Additionally, the children's preference appeared to be governed by listening comfort, even under conditions for which a benefit was not expected such as the use of digital noise reduction in the multitalker babble conditions. Conclusions: The results serve as evidence in support of the use of noise-management features in grade-school children as young as 8 yr of age. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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