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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Speech and Music Perception
  • Cochlear Implants

Background:

  • Bimodal cochlear implant users experience distinct contributions from acoustic and electric hearing.
  • Assessing these contributions is challenging due to varied testing methods and stimuli.
  • The Sung Speech Corpus (SSC) was developed to standardize stimuli for both speech and music perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the Sung Speech Corpus (SSC) as a novel tool for auditory research.
  • To investigate the perception of sung speech in normal-hearing listeners using the SSC.
  • To explore the potential advantage of musicianship in processing sung speech stimuli.

Main Methods:

  • The Sung Speech Corpus (SSC) was utilized, featuring 50 monosyllable words sung across an octave.
  • Normal-hearing listeners participated in the study.
  • Data were analyzed to assess speech and music perception using the same stimuli, with a focus on musicianship.

Main Results:

  • The SSC provides a unified approach to test speech and music perception with identical stimuli.
  • Initial data from normal-hearing listeners are presented.
  • The influence of musicianship on the perception of sung speech was examined.

Conclusions:

  • The SSC offers a valuable resource for standardizing auditory perception research in cochlear implant users and normal-hearing individuals.
  • Further research using the SSC can elucidate the differential contributions of acoustic and electric hearing.
  • Understanding the role of musicianship may inform auditory rehabilitation strategies.