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  • Audiology
  • Speech Science
  • Linguistics

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  • Graphical methods like the count-the-dot audiogram aid in quantifying audibility restoration with amplification for hearing loss.
  • The Speech Intelligibility Index (SII) relies on the band-importance function (BIF), which is language-dependent.
  • Language variations may influence the accuracy of graphical SII predictions for weighted audibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and compare graphical SIIs for English, Korean, and Mandarin.
  • To investigate the impact of language-specific BIFs on audibility predictions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized existing datasets for a comparative research design.
  • Derived language-specific graphical SIIs using BIFs and dynamic ranges for English, Korean, and Mandarin.
  • Compared SII predictions across languages using identical audiometric configurations.

Main Results:

  • Graphical SIIs for English, Korean, and Mandarin produced distinct unaided and aided audibility predictions for the same audiograms.
  • Demonstrated language-specific differences in predicted weighted audibility.

Conclusions:

  • Graphical SII serves as a valuable clinical counseling tool for patients to understand unaided and aided audibility.
  • Accurate graphical SII predictions are contingent upon utilizing a patient's specific spoken language.
  • Emphasizes the importance of language-specific adjustments in audibility assessment tools.