数字在噪声测试作为听力损失和助听器的评估工具
Carly Schimmel1, Kayla Cormier1, Vinaya Manchaiah2,3,4,5,6
1Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Audiology research
|April 26, 2024
概括
数字在噪音 (DIN) 测试显示了监测听力损失和助听器有效性的希望. 虽然与未经治疗和处方助听器用户的其他措施相关,但其对非处方助听器的有用性需要进一步研究.
科学领域:
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 语音语言病理学 语音语言病理学
- 听力科学 听力科学
背景情况:
- 准确评估听力损失和助听器疗效对于患者的治疗结果至关重要.
- 现有的听力学措施可能无法完全捕捉现实世界的听力挑战.
- 噪音数字 (DIN) 测试为评估在噪音环境中的语音理解提供了一个潜在的工具.
研究的目的:
- 调查美国英语DIN测试与已确定的听力学测量之间的相关性.
- 评估DIN测试在检测听力损失和验证助听器配件方面的能力.
- 探索DIN测试在不同用户群体中的性能:未经治疗的听力损失,处方听力助听器用户和非处方 (OTC) 听力助听器用户.
主要方法:
- 参与者 (n=73) 完成了快速SIN和DIN测试.
- 这些组包括未经治疗的听力损失 (n=46),处方听力助听器用户 (n=15) 和OTC听力助听器用户 (n=12).
- 分析了与高频纯色平均值和OTC用户6个月纵向数据的相关性.
主要成果:
- 快速SIN测试与未经治疗的听力损失和处方助听器用户的DIN测试显示了中等正相关性.
- 这些相关性对于OTC助听器用户来说并不重要.
- 对于未经治疗的听力损失参与者,QuickSIN和DIN测试与高频纯色调平均值有中度至强烈的相关性.
- 场外用户的DIN分数在6个月内保持稳定,并且在远程测试中表现更好,而不是在面对面测试.
结论:
- DIN测试可以作为听力损失和使用助听器的人的实际监测工具.
- 需要进一步研究更大的样本大小,以确认DIN测试在装配和验证OTC助听器中的实用性.
- DIN测试的性能特点,包括远程测试的优势,需要继续调查.
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