Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the effect of short-term musical training on speech perception in noise. In the present study speech perception in noise was measured pre- and post- short-term musical training. The musical training involved auditory perceptual training for raga identification of two Carnatic ragas. The training was given for eight sessions. A total of 18 normal hearing adults in the age range of 18-25 years participated in the study wherein group 1 consisted of ten individuals who underwent musical training and group 2 consisted of eight individuals who did not undergo any training. Results revealed that post training, speech perception in noise improved significantly in group 1, whereas group 2 did not show any changes in speech perception scores. Thus, short-term musical training shows an enhancement of speech perception in the presence of noise. However, generalization and long-term maintenance of these benefits needs to be evaluated.
Highlights
The aim of the study was to assess the effect of short-term musicalPitch, timing, and timbre are the basic elements of both speech and training on speech perception in noise
Auditory perceptual training was given for raga identification only for group 1 participants
Raga identification by listening to small excerpts of music was done for group 1 in both pre training and post training phase
Summary
The aim of the study was to assess the effect of short-term musical. Pitch, timing, and timbre are the basic elements of both speech and training on speech perception in noise. Expertise in music may help in processing of pitch, perception in noise was measured pre- and post- short-term musical timing, and timbre and may enhance speech perception.[1] This could be training. A total of 18 normal hearing adults in the age range ly of 18-25 years participated in the study wherein group 1 consisted of ten individuals who underwent musical training and group 2 consisted n of eight individuals who did not undergo any training. Short-term musical training shows an enhances ment of speech perception in the presence of noise.
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