研究年龄和听力损失对语音可理解性和振幅调制频率选择性的影响
Jonathan Regev1, Johannes Zaar1,2, Helia Relaño-Iborra1
1Hearing Systems Section, Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, 2800, Denmark.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|March 25, 2025
概括
老年人在噪音中更难理解语音,特别是听力损失. 与衰老和听力障碍相关的振幅调制 (AM) 频率选择性的变化显著影响了语音可理解性.
科学领域:
- 听觉感知是一种听觉感知.
- 语音处理 语音处理
- 精神声学是一种精神声学.
背景情况:
- 广度调制 (AM) 感知对于语音可理解性至关重要,并且涉及频率选择性.
- 有证据表明,AM频率选择性与年龄相关的下降.
- 听力损失可能会加剧AM调,可能是由于外围压缩减少.
研究的目的:
- 调查AM调中与年龄和听力损失相关的变化是否会影响噪音中的语音可理解性.
- 为了确定AM调对不同噪声条件下的语音接收值 (SRT) 的贡献.
主要方法:
- 招募了听力正常的年轻人,听力正常的老年人和听力受损的老年听众.
- 使用静止式,波动式和竞争式语音掩饰器测量语音接收值 (SRT).
- 在所有参与者中评估振幅调制 (AM) 频率选择性.
主要成果:
- 随着年龄的增长,SRT增加,听力损失进一步加剧了这种影响.
- 在AM调测量中,显著预测了SRT变异,而不依赖于年龄和听力.
- 对SRT的AM调的影响因掩盖类型而异.
结论:
- 年龄和听力损失对噪音中的语音可理解性产生负面影响.
- 在具有挑战性的听觉环境中,AM频率选择性是影响语音理解的重要因素.
- 需要进一步的研究来阐明AM调与噪音中的语音可理解性之间的准确关系.
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