The Relationship Between Speech Recognition in Noise and Reading Abilities

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Hannah Rae Moore (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

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Abstract: The primary goal of the current study was to determine the relationship between speech recognition in noise ability and reading ability. A secondary goal of the study was to determine whether the binaural advantage (listening to speech-in-noise with two ears versus one) and the binocular advantage (reading with two eyes versus one) were related. Thirty-nine native English-speaking young adults with normal pure-tone thresholds from 250-4000 Hz participated in the study. The Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) was used to evaluate speech recognition in noise ability. The Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency (TOSCRF-2) was used to evaluate reading ability. No significant relationships were found between speech-in-noise thresholds and reading scores. Additionally , no significant relationships were found between the binaural advantage and the binocular advantage.

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Language: English

Date: 2019

Keywords

audiology, speech recognition in noise ability, reading ability

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