Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine if listeners who have difficulty with backward masking for tones in noise will also have difficulty recognizing speech sounds in noise that is presented in a backward-masking paradigm. To achieve this goal, backward masking for tones (1.0 kHz) and for speech (vowel-constant syllables) was measured in a sample of children and adults. Participants included four adults, and five children ranging in age from 8 to 13 years. Results show a significant correlation between tonal thresholds and speech recognition performance in the presence of a backward masker. There was large individual variability, with some of this variance accounted for by age. [Work supported by Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, University of Minnesota.]
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