[The effects of hearing aid frequency responses on speech discrimination score]. 1994

K Kodera, and T Adachi, and J Sidara, and K Kachi
Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo.

The effects of the frequency responses of hearing aids on speech discrimination scores were studied in 100 patients with sensori-neural hearing loss. Consonant discrimination scores of /s, z, m/ in frequency responses with high frequency amplification were better than those with low frequency amplification. On the other hand, consonant discrimination scores of /g/ were better in frequency responses with low frequency amplification. The discrimination scores of the other consonants were not affected by the frequency responses. In the fitting of the frequency response of a hearing aid, low frequency amplification is effective for improving sound quality through the hearing aid. However, there is a risk of decreasing the discrimination scores of /s, z, m/.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D006310 Hearing Aids Wearable sound-amplifying devices that are intended to compensate for impaired hearing. These generic devices include air-conduction hearing aids and bone-conduction hearing aids. (UMDNS, 1999) Ear Molds, Hearing Aid,Aid, Hearing,Aids, Hearing,Hearing Aid
D006319 Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Hearing loss resulting from damage to the COCHLEA and the sensorineural elements which lie internally beyond the oval and round windows. These elements include the AUDITORY NERVE and its connections in the BRAINSTEM. Deafness Neurosensory,Deafness, Neurosensory,Deafness, Sensoryneural,Neurosensory Deafness,Sensorineural Hearing Loss,Sensoryneural Deafness,Cochlear Hearing Loss,Hearing Loss, Cochlear,Deafnesses, Neurosensory,Deafnesses, Sensoryneural,Neurosensory Deafnesses,Sensoryneural Deafness,Sensoryneural Deafnesses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D013063 Speech Discrimination Tests Tests of the ability to hear and understand speech as determined by scoring the number of words in a word list repeated correctly. Discrimination Test, Speech,Discrimination Tests, Speech,Speech Discrimination Test,Test, Speech Discrimination,Tests, Speech Discrimination

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