Perception of Consonants in Speech-Shaped Noise among Young and Middle-Aged Adults
Mohan Kumar Kalaiah1, Deepthi Thomas, Jayashree S Bhat
1Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India. mohan.kumark@manipal.edu.
Objective:
The present study was carried out to compare the consonant perception of young and middle-aged adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions.
Materials And Methods:
Twenty-nine adults aged between 18 and 55 years old participated in the study, and were separated into two groups based on their age: Group I, comprising 15 young adults aged between 18 and 40 years old, and Group II, comprising 14 middle-aged adults aged between 41 and 55 years old. All the participants had normal hearing sensitivity in both ears.
Results:
Consonant perception was better in favorable listening conditions for both young and middle-aged adults. Comparison of the consonant identification scores of young and middle-aged adults showed significantly poorer scores among middle-aged adults in both quiet and noisy listening conditions.
Conclusion:
The findings of the present study reveal that middle-aged adults have small but significant consonant perception difficulties compared to younger adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions.
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