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Individual Differences in Auditory Training Benefits for Hearing Aid Users
被引:3
作者:
Barda, Ayelet
[1
]
Shapira, Yair
[1
]
Fostick, Leah
[2
]
机构:
[1] Ariel Univ, Dept Hlth Management, IL-40700 Ariel, Israel
[2] Ariel Univ, Dept Commun Disorders, Auditory Percept Lab Name Laurent Levy, IL-40700 Ariel, Israel
关键词:
individual differences;
auditory training;
speech perception;
generalization;
COCHLEAR IMPLANT USERS;
SPEECH-RECOGNITION;
NOISE;
PERFORMANCE;
ADULTS;
GAINS;
NEEDS;
D O I:
10.3390/clinpract13050107
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
The present study aimed to examine whether individual differences in baseline speech perception could serve as predictors for the effectiveness and generalization of auditory training (AT) to non-trained tasks. Twelve adults, aged 60-75 years with bilateral hearing loss, completed a two-month, home-based, computerized AT program, involving sessions four times per week. Training tasks included the identification of vowel frontal, height, manner of articulation, point of articulation, voicing, and open-set consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. Non-trained speech perception tests were conducted one month before AT, prior to training, after one and two months of training, and during a two-month follow-up. The results showed that one month of AT improved performance in most trained tasks, with generalization observed in the CVC words test and HeBio sentences with speech-shaped noise (SSN). No evidence of spontaneous learning or added benefit from an extra month of training was found. Most importantly, baseline speech perception predicted improvements in both training and post-training generalization tasks. This emphasizes the significance of adopting an individualized approach when determining the potential effectiveness of AT, applicable in both clinical and research contexts.
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页码:1196 / 1206
页数:11
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