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Andreea Micula1,2,3, Emil Holmer3, Ruijing Ning3
1National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ear and Hearing
|September 23, 2024
Summary
Hearing aid users compensated for hearing loss using visual cues, achieving similar speech recognition as normal-hearing individuals. Higher fluid intelligence in hearing aid users further improved their ability to utilize these visual cues for better speech-in-noise recognition.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Speech Perception
Background:
- Visual and contextual cues enhance speech recognition in challenging auditory environments.
- Cognitive abilities like working memory and fluid intelligence are linked to speech recognition, but their role in utilizing visual cues is unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare reliance on visual and contextual cues for speech recognition between normal-hearing individuals and hearing aid users.
- To determine if working memory and fluid intelligence are associated with the use of visual and contextual cues in these groups.
Main Methods:
- Speech recognition in noise was assessed using the Samuelsson and Rönnberg task in auditory and audiovisual modalities with and without contextual cues.
- Participants included 169 normal-hearing individuals and 169 hearing aid users with mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss.
- Working memory and fluid intelligence were measured using the Reading Span and Raven tests, respectively.
Main Results:
- Both groups showed improved speech recognition with visual and contextual cues.
- Hearing aid users performed worse in auditory-only conditions but matched normal-hearing individuals in audiovisual conditions.
- Fluid intelligence positively correlated with speech recognition in hearing aid users in the audiovisual modality.
Conclusions:
- Both normal-hearing individuals and hearing aid users benefit from contextual cues.
- Hearing aid users effectively used visual cues to overcome auditory deficits, achieving comparable performance to normal-hearing peers.
- Higher fluid intelligence in hearing aid users enhanced their ability to leverage visual cues for improved speech-in-noise recognition.
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