Abstract

Acclimatization to acoustic amplification will be investigated as a function of audiogram configuration, previous hearing-aid use, and other relevant factors. Previous acclimatization research has been limited tot he study of speech recognition performance with linear hearing aids. The proposed series of experiments will expand the area of acclimatization research to include non-linear amplification, as well as multiple memory hering aids. Measures obtained will include subjective and objective measures of speech intelligibility, measures of speech quality, and of hearing aid benefit. Methods for predicting acclimatization to everyday hearing-aid use from laboratory data will be evaluated. The information obtained in these experiments will lead to the development of more effective hering aid fitting procedures.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Type
Specialized Center (P50)
Project #
2P50DC000178-14A1
Application #
3732210
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
620128194
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10016

  Publications

Kosky, Christine; Boothroyd, Arthur (2003) Validation of an on-line implementation of the Imitative test of Speech Pattern Contrast perception (IMSPAC). J Am Acad Audiol 14:72-83
Boothroyd, Arthur; Boothroyd-Turner, Dorothy (2002) Postimplantation audition and educational attainment in children with prelingually acquired profound deafness. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 189:79-84
Plant, G; Gnosspelius, J; Levitt, H (2000) The use of tactile supplements in lipreading Swedish and English: a single-subject study. J Speech Lang Hear Res 43:172-83
Martin, B A; Boothroyd, A (2000) Cortical, auditory, evoked potentials in response to changes of spectrum and amplitude. J Acoust Soc Am 107:2155-61
Martin, B A; Boothroyd, A (1999) Cortical, auditory, event-related potentials in response to periodic and aperiodic stimuli with the same spectral envelope. Ear Hear 20:33-44
Smith, L Z; Levitt, H (1999) Consonant enhancement effects on speech recognition of hearing-impaired children. J Am Acad Audiol 10:411-21
Mackersie, C; Neuman, A C; Levitt, H (1999) Response time and word recognition using a Modified-Rhyme monitoring task: list equivalency and time-order effects. Ear Hear 20:515-20
Mackersie, C; Neuman, A C; Levitt, H (1999) A comparison of response time and word recognition measures using a word-monitoring and closed-set identification task. Ear Hear 20:140-8
Ostroff, J M; Martin, B A; Boothroyd, A (1998) Cortical evoked response to acoustic change within a syllable. Ear Hear 19:290-7
Kennedy, E; Levitt, H; Neuman, A C et al. (1998) Consonant-vowel intensity ratios for maximizing consonant recognition by hearing-impaired listeners. J Acoust Soc Am 103:1098-114

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