Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing Loss
The aim of this study was to measure how age affects the speech recognition threshold (SRT<sub>50</sub>) of the Oldenburg Sentence Test (OLSA) and the listening effort at the corresponding signal-to-noise ratio (SNR<sub>cut</sub>). The study also investigated the effect of th...
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| description | The aim of this study was to measure how age affects the speech recognition threshold (SRT<sub>50</sub>) of the Oldenburg Sentence Test (OLSA) and the listening effort at the corresponding signal-to-noise ratio (SNR<sub>cut</sub>). The study also investigated the effect of the spatial configuration of sound sources and noise signals on SRT<sub>50</sub> and SNR<sub>cut</sub>. To achieve this goal, the study used olnoise and icra5 noise presented from one or more spatial locations from the front and back. Ninety-nine participants with age-related hearing loss in the 18–80 years age range, specifically in the 18–30, 31–40, 41–50, 51–60, 61–70, and 71–80 age groups, participated in this study. Speech recognition and listening effort in noise were measured and compared between the different age groups, different spatial sound configurations and noise signals. Speech recognition in noise decreased with age and became significant from the age group of 50–51. The decrease in SRT<sub>50</sub> with age was greater for icra5 noise than for olnoise. For all age groups, SRT<sub>50</sub> and SNR<sub>cut</sub> were better for icra5 noise than for olnoise. The measured age-related reference data for SRT<sub>50</sub> and SNR<sub>cut</sub> can be used in further studies in listeners with age-related hearing loss and hearing aid or implant users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-247a4ee8ec45410692869717b570cbd82023-11-19T14:34:32ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-09-011219613310.3390/jcm12196133Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing LossTorsten Rahne0Telse M. Wagner1Anna C. Kopsch2Stefan K. Plontke3Luise Wagner4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medicine Halle, Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medicine Halle, Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medicine Halle, Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medicine Halle, Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medicine Halle, Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), GermanyThe aim of this study was to measure how age affects the speech recognition threshold (SRT<sub>50</sub>) of the Oldenburg Sentence Test (OLSA) and the listening effort at the corresponding signal-to-noise ratio (SNR<sub>cut</sub>). The study also investigated the effect of the spatial configuration of sound sources and noise signals on SRT<sub>50</sub> and SNR<sub>cut</sub>. To achieve this goal, the study used olnoise and icra5 noise presented from one or more spatial locations from the front and back. Ninety-nine participants with age-related hearing loss in the 18–80 years age range, specifically in the 18–30, 31–40, 41–50, 51–60, 61–70, and 71–80 age groups, participated in this study. Speech recognition and listening effort in noise were measured and compared between the different age groups, different spatial sound configurations and noise signals. Speech recognition in noise decreased with age and became significant from the age group of 50–51. The decrease in SRT<sub>50</sub> with age was greater for icra5 noise than for olnoise. For all age groups, SRT<sub>50</sub> and SNR<sub>cut</sub> were better for icra5 noise than for olnoise. The measured age-related reference data for SRT<sub>50</sub> and SNR<sub>cut</sub> can be used in further studies in listeners with age-related hearing loss and hearing aid or implant users.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/19/6133hearing in noiseage-related hearing lossreference valueshearing effortspeech recognition |
| spellingShingle | Torsten Rahne Telse M. Wagner Anna C. Kopsch Stefan K. Plontke Luise Wagner Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing Loss Journal of Clinical Medicine hearing in noise age-related hearing loss reference values hearing effort speech recognition |
| title | Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing Loss |
| title_full | Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing Loss |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing Loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing Loss |
| title_short | Influence of Age on Speech Recognition in Noise and Hearing Effort in Listeners with Age-Related Hearing Loss |
| title_sort | influence of age on speech recognition in noise and hearing effort in listeners with age related hearing loss |
| topic | hearing in noise age-related hearing loss reference values hearing effort speech recognition |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/19/6133 |
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