The Influence of Cochlear Mechanical Dysfunction, Temporal Processing Deficits, and Age on the Intelligibility of Audible Speech in Noise for Hearing-Impaired Listeners

The aim of this study was to assess the relative importance of cochlear mechanical dysfunction, temporal processing deficits, and age on the ability of hearing-impaired listeners to understand speech in noisy backgrounds. Sixty-eight listeners took part in the study. They were provided with linear,...

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Main Authors: Peter T. Johannesen, Patricia Pérez-González, Sridhar Kalluri, José L. Blanco, Enrique A. Lopez-Poveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-05-01
Series:Trends in Hearing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216516641055