Relationship Between Mandarin Speech Reception Thresholds and Pure-tone Thresholds in the Geriatric Population

Relationship Between Mandarin Speech Reception Thresholds and Pure-tone Thresholds in the Geriatric Population

In the geriatric population, the reliability of pure-tone threshold (PTT) is sometimes poorer than that in young adults because of various reasons. This study assessed the relationship between Mandarin speech reception thresholds (SRTs) and PTTs in the aged and developed SRT as a measure for corrobo...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hung Chien, Tzong-Yang Tu, Shu-Feng Chien, Angela Chung-I Li, Mei-Jan Yang, An-Suey Shiao, Yi-Fen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
geriatrics
pure-tone audiometry
speech reception threshold test
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609602709

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