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Method for the selection of sentence materials for efficient measurement of the speech reception threshold.
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A method is described to select sentence materials for efficient measurement of the speech reception threshold (SRT), and the result is a set of 1272 sentences, where every sentence has been uttered by two male and two female speakers.Abstract:
Due to technological advancements, modern hearing aids may have many adjustable parameters, multiple memories, and the ability to house all sorts of signal‐processing algorithms. To enable a systematic evaluation of the speech intelligibility for a variety of hearing‐aid settings, large sets of speech materials are required. This paper reports on the creation and evaluation of a set of 1272 sentences uttered by two male and two female speakers. Two subsets were formed (one for a male speaker and one for a female speaker) to enable efficient measurement of the speech reception threshold in stationary speech‐shaped noise. Each subset consists of 39 lists, each comprising 13 sentences. The properties of the new subsets are comparable to the existing sets that are used in clinical practice. [Work supported by the Heinsius Houbolt foundation.]read more
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Development of the Hearing In Noise Test for the measurement of speech reception thresholds in quiet and in noise
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Development of a test of speech intelligibility in noise using sentence materials with controlled word predictability.
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Effects of fluctuating noise and interfering speech on the speech-reception threshold for impaired and normal hearing.
Joost M. Festen,Reinier Plomp +1 more
TL;DR: The speech-reception threshold (SRT) for sentences presented in a fluctuating interfering background sound of 80 dBA SPL is measured and it is shown that hearing-impaired individuals perform poorer than suggested by the loss of audibility for some parts of the speech signal.
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Improving the reliability of testing the speech reception threshold for sentences
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TL;DR: An accurate test for measuring the speech reception threshold (SRT) for sentences in quiet or in noise has been developed and it is shown that with ten carefully selected lists of only 13 sentences each, a high test-retest reliability can be obtained.
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