Abstract
The current study forms part of the Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project, which aims at developing new clinical tools for characterizing individual hearing loss and for assessing hearing-aid (HA) benefit. Its purpose was to investigate potential interactions between four auditory profiles and three measures of HA outcome obtained for six HA processing strategies. Measurements were carried out in a realistic noise environment at signal-tonoise ratios that were set based on individual aided speech reception thresholds (SRT50). Speech recognition scores and ratings of overall quality and noise annoyance were collected in two spatial conditions. The stimuli were generated with the help of a HA simulator and presented via headphones to 60 older, habitual HA users who had previously been profiled based on a data-driven approach (Sanchez-Lopez et al., 2019). The four auditory profiles differed significantly in terms of mean aided SRT50 and interacted significantly with the HA processing strategies for speech recognition in one spatial condition. Moreover, the correlation-pattern between the speech recognition scores and subjective ratings differed among the auditory profiles.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research : Auditory Learning in Biological and Artificial Systems |
Volume | 7 |
Publisher | The Danavox Jubilee Foundation |
Publication date | 2020 |
Pages | 265-272 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research: Auditory Learning in Biological and Artificial Systems - Nyborg, Denmark Duration: 21 Aug 2020 → 23 Aug 2020 Conference number: 7 http://isaar.eu |
Conference
Conference | International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research |
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Number | 7 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Nyborg |
Period | 21/08/2020 → 23/08/2020 |
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Series | Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research |
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Volume | 7 |