TY - JOUR
T1 - Perception of consonants in speech-shaped noise among young and middle-aged adults
AU - Kalaiah, Mohan Kumar
AU - Thomas, Deepthi
AU - Bhat, Jayashree S.
AU - Ranjan, Rajesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by The European Academy of Otology and Neurotology and The Politzer Society.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The present study was carried out to compare the consonant perception of young and middle-aged adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions. MATERIALS and METHODS: Twenty-nine adults aged between 18 and 55 years old participated in the study, and were separated into two groups based on their age: Group I, comprising 15 young adults aged between 18 and 40 years old, and Group II, comprising 14 middle-aged adults aged between 41 and 55 years old. All the participants had normal hearing sensitivity in both ears. RESULTS: Consonant perception was better in favorable listening conditions for both young and middle-aged adults. Comparison of the consonant identification scores of young and middle-aged adults showed significantly poorer scores among middle-aged adults in both quiet and noisy listening conditions. CONCLUSION: The findings of the present study reveal that middle-aged adults have small but significant consonant perception difficulties compared to younger adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The present study was carried out to compare the consonant perception of young and middle-aged adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions. MATERIALS and METHODS: Twenty-nine adults aged between 18 and 55 years old participated in the study, and were separated into two groups based on their age: Group I, comprising 15 young adults aged between 18 and 40 years old, and Group II, comprising 14 middle-aged adults aged between 41 and 55 years old. All the participants had normal hearing sensitivity in both ears. RESULTS: Consonant perception was better in favorable listening conditions for both young and middle-aged adults. Comparison of the consonant identification scores of young and middle-aged adults showed significantly poorer scores among middle-aged adults in both quiet and noisy listening conditions. CONCLUSION: The findings of the present study reveal that middle-aged adults have small but significant consonant perception difficulties compared to younger adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions.
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U2 - 10.5152/iao.2016.2467
DO - 10.5152/iao.2016.2467
M3 - Article
C2 - 27716605
AN - SCOPUS:85000968632
SN - 1308-7649
VL - 12
SP - 184
EP - 188
JO - Journal of International Advanced Otology
JF - Journal of International Advanced Otology
IS - 2
ER -