Stimuli and Normative Data for Detection of Ling-6 Sounds in Hearing Level

Scollie, Susan; Glista, Danielle; Tenhaaf, Julianne J.; Dunn, Andrea L.; Malandrino, April; Keene, Kelley; Folkeard, Paula

doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0020)

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“…The durations of these phonemes differed naturally and were not modified in order to allow direct comparisons between the two contexts. These specific phonemes were chosen as the first six of these phonemes are a part of the commonly used Ling 5 or 6 sounds test [44, 45]. The last three have been commonly used in a series of aided CAEP studies (e.g., [26, 27, 46]) and are also a part of the stimulus choices available in the HEARLab [35].…”

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Electroacoustic Comparison of Hearing Aid Output of Phonemes in Running Speech versus Isolation: Implications for Aided Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Testing

Easwar

Purcell

Scollie

2012

International Journal of Otolaryngology

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Background. Functioning of nonlinear hearing aids varies with characteristics of input stimuli. In the past decade, aided speech evoked cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) have been proposed for validation of hearing aid fittings. However, unlike in running speech, phonemes presented as stimuli during CAEP testing are preceded by silent intervals of over one second. Hence, the present study aimed to compare if hearing aids process phonemes similarly in running speech and in CAEP testing contexts. Method. A sample of ten hearing aids was used. Overall phoneme level and phoneme onset level of eight phonemes in both contexts were compared at three input levels representing conversational speech levels. Results. Differences of over 3 dB between the two contexts were noted in one-fourth of the observations measuring overall phoneme levels and in one-third of the observations measuring phoneme onset level. In a majority of these differences, output levels of phonemes were higher in the running speech context. These differences varied across hearing aids. Conclusion. Lower output levels in the isolation context may have implications for calibration and estimation of audibility based on CAEPs. The variability across hearing aids observed could make it challenging to predict differences on an individual basis.

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Electroacoustic Comparison of Hearing Aid Output of Phonemes in Running Speech versus Isolation: Implications for Aided Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Testing

Easwar

Purcell

Scollie

2012

International Journal of Otolaryngology

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“…Although the Ling Six-Sound Test and the Chinese Sound Test have high face validity and have been extensively used in therapy sessions and home settings because of their simplicity (Hung & Ma, 2016;Ling, 2012;Smiley, Martin, & Lance, 2004), according to our review of the relevant literature, these tests are yet to be validated. To the best of our knowledge, the only relevant work in the literature was dedicated to the development of a calibrated version of the Ling Six-Sound Test for evaluating aided detection thresholds (Glista, Scollie, Moodie, & Easwar, 2014;Scollie et al, 2012). However, this evaluation procedure was designed to be performed in a soundproof booth with prerecorded speech materials, meaning the results cannot be directly applied for use in domestic environments.…”

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Validation of the Chinese Sound Test: Auditory Performance of Hearing Aid Users

Hung¹,

Lee²,

Tsai³

2018

Am J Audiol

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“…The resulting spectra were compared with isolated productions of the same fricatives for cross-check to ensure that their spectral shapes were appropriate representations of female speech. Isolated productions were taken from the Ling-6(HL) test and represent a single female talker (Scollie et al, 2012).…”

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Fitting Frequency-Lowering Signal Processing Applying the American Academy of Audiology Pediatric Amplification Guideline: Updates and Protocols

Scollie¹,

Glista²,

Seto³

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J Am Acad Audiol

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Frequency-lowering signal processors have measureable effects on the high-frequency fricative content of speech, particularly female /s/. It is possible to measure these effects either with a simple strategy that presents an isolated simulated fricative and measures the aided frequency response or with a more complex system that extracts fricatives from running speech. For some processors, a more accurate result may be achieved with a running speech system. In listeners, the aided frequency location and sensation level of fricatives may be helpful in predicting whether a specific hearing aid fitting, with or without frequency-lowering, will support access to the fricatives of speech.

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Stimuli and Normative Data for Detection of Ling-6 Sounds in Hearing Level

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Electroacoustic Comparison of Hearing Aid Output of Phonemes in Running Speech versus Isolation: Implications for Aided Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Testing

Electroacoustic Comparison of Hearing Aid Output of Phonemes in Running Speech versus Isolation: Implications for Aided Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Testing

Validation of the Chinese Sound Test: Auditory Performance of Hearing Aid Users

Fitting Frequency-Lowering Signal Processing Applying the American Academy of Audiology Pediatric Amplification Guideline: Updates and Protocols

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