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Clear speech for adults with a hearing loss: does intervention with communication partners make a difference?
Rachel Caissie1, Melanie McNutt Campbell, Wendy L Frenette
1School of Human Communication Disorders, Dalhousie University, 5599 Fenwick St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. rcaissie@dal.ca
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
|April 23, 2005
Summary
Clear speech intervention significantly improves speech recognition for individuals with hearing loss. Partner training in clear speech yields better outcomes than simple instructions, enhancing communication for those with hearing impairment.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Communication Sciences
Background:
- Hearing loss significantly impacts communication for individuals and their partners.
- Clear speech strategies can potentially improve speech intelligibility.
- The effectiveness of different clear speech training methods requires investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the benefits of formal clear speech intervention versus simple instructions for talkers.
- To assess the impact of these interventions on speech acoustics and listener recognition.
- To determine the effect on speech recognition for listeners with and without hearing loss.
Main Methods:
- Spouses of individuals with hearing loss acted as talkers, receiving either intervention or instructions.
- Talkers were recorded in conversational and clear speech conditions post-training.
- Acoustic speech measures and listener speech recognition tests were conducted.
Main Results:
- Both methods improved speech clarity, but intervention led to more parameters, stability, and better recognition.
- Listeners with hearing loss achieved normal hearing listener performance with the intervention talker.
- Listeners with hearing loss performed worse with the instruction-only talker compared to normal hearing listeners.
Conclusions:
- Formal clear speech intervention offers significant speech recognition benefits for partners of individuals with hearing loss.
- Intervention is superior to simple instructions for improving speech clarity and listener performance.
- Training partners in clear speech can enhance communication accessibility for people with hearing loss.
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