The Galker test of speech reception in noise; associations with background variables, middle ear status, hearing, and language in Danish preschool children

The Impact of Tympanostomy Tubes on Speech and Language Development in Children with Cleft Palate

“…1 In contrast, rates of effusion in children with cleft palate have been cited as between 91% and 100%, and this effusion occurs before the age of 1 year and is generally presumed to be chronic. [2][3][4][5] Hearing loss (HL) of 25 to 30 dB can result from OME, 6,7 and long-term HL due to chronic OME has been associated with delays in speech and language development. 8 This is especially important because, due to differences in their velopharyngeal anatomy and prevalence of comorbid genetic and developmental disorders, patients with cleft palate are already at increased risk for speech and language delays or disorders and academic problems that may follow.…”

Comparison of the Reynell Developmental Language Scale II and the Galker test of word-recognition-in-noise in Danish day-care children

“…All the children were tested with the Galker-test (50-item version), and the scores were later converted into the new standard with 35 items, called the Galker35 or just the Galker test, with scores ranging from 0 to 35 points [11][12]. The Galker test is a "word-recognition-in-noise test" that tests both hearing and word recognition at the same time.…”

“…Thus, the Galker test is a vocabulary test as well as a hearing test. For some analyses, the scores were categorised into four groups: 0-21, 22-23, 24-26, 27-35 correct answers after statistical advice in relation to MGL's PhD thesis [11][12]14].…”

“…We have studied the effect of different models of tympanometry screening and concluded that tympanometry screening alone is too sensitive for screening young children [3,9]. Therefore, we developed and calibrated a screening test, a wordrecognition-in-noise-test called "The Galker35 test" to identify children with language or communication problems needing further examination to determine the reason for their language development delay and suggest possible treatment [10][11][12]. The Galker35 test, in the present paper just called the Galker test, is easy and quick to use on a personal computer (6-7 minutes plus instruction) and easy to score without special training [11].…”