Abstract
Speech recognition was measured in listeners with normal hearing and in listeners with sensorineural hearing loss under conditions that simulated hearing aid processing in a low-pass and speech-shaped background noise. Differing amounts of low-frequency gain reduction were applied during a high-frequency monosyllable test and a sentence level test to simulate the frequency responses of some commercial hearing aids. The results showed an improvement in speech recognition with low-frequency gain reduction in the low-pass noise, but not in the speech-shaped background noise. Masking patterns also were obtained with the two background noises at 70 and 80 dB SPL to compare with the speech results. There was no correlation observed between the masking results and the improvement in speech recognition with low-frequency gain reduction.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
