کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6921551 864457 2014 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A user-operated test of suprathreshold acuity in noise for adult hearing screening: The SUN (SPEECH UNDERSTANDING IN NOISE) test
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر نرم افزارهای علوم کامپیوتر
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A user-operated test of suprathreshold acuity in noise for adult hearing screening: The SUN (SPEECH UNDERSTANDING IN NOISE) test
چکیده انگلیسی
The Speech Understanding in Noise test (SUN) is a speech-in-noise test that makes use of a list of vowel-consonant-vowel (VCV) stimuli in background noise presented in a three-alternative forced choice (3AFC) paradigm by means of a touch sensitive screen. The test is automated, easy-to-use, and provides self-explanatory results (i.e., 'no hearing difficulties', or 'a hearing check would be advisable', or 'a hearing check is recommended'). The test was developed from its building blocks (VCVs and speech-shaped noise) through two main steps: (i) development of the test list through equalization of the intelligibility of test stimuli across the set and (ii) optimization of the test results through maximization of the test sensitivity and specificity. The test had 82.9% sensitivity and 85.9% specificity compared to conventional pure-tone screening, and 83.8% sensitivity and 83.9% specificity to identify individuals with disabling hearing impairment. Results obtained so far showed that the test could be easily performed by adults and older adults in less than one minute per ear and that its results were not influenced by ambient noise (up to 65 dBA), suggesting that the test might be a viable method for AHS in clinical as well as non-clinical settings.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Computers in Biology and Medicine - Volume 52, 1 September 2014, Pages 66-72
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