ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2016
Intelligibility and Clarity of Reverberant Speech: Effects of Wide Dynamic Range Compression Release Time and Working Memory.
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- Coupling of sensorimotor and cognitive functions in middle- and late adulthood.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
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- Recall of Reverberant Speech in Quiet and Four-Talker Babble Noise.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- GPS predicts stability of listening environment characteristics in one location over time among older hearing aid users.International journal of audiology · 2021Article
- Interactions between Cognition and Hearing Aid Compression Release Time: Effects of Linguistic Context of Speech Test Materials on Speech-in-Noise Performance.Audiology research · 2021Article
- Interactions Between Digital Noise Reduction and Reverberation: Acoustic and Behavioral Effects.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2020Article
- Auditory, Cognitive, and Linguistic Factors Predict Speech Recognition in Adverse Listening Conditions for Children With Hearing Loss.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Listener Factors Associated with Individual Susceptibility to Reverberation.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2018Article
- Verbal Working Memory in Children With Cochlear Implants.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2017Article
- Can Dual Compression Offer Better Mandarin Speech Intelligibility and Sound Quality Than Fast-Acting Compression?Trends in hearingArticle
- Effects of Reverberation on the Relation Between Compression Speed and Working Memory for Speech-in-Noise Perception.Ear and hearingArticle
- Relationship Between Working Memory, Compression, and Beamformers in Ideal Conditions.Ear and hearingArticle
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of varying wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) release time on intelligibility and clarity of reverberant speech. The study also considered the role of individual working memory. Method: Thirty older listeners with mild to moderately-severe sloping sensorineural hearing loss participated. Individuals were divided into high and low working memory groups on the basis of the results of a reading span test. Participants listened binaurally to sentence stimuli simulated at a range of reverberation conditions and WDRC release times using a high compression ratio. Outcome measures included objective intelligibility and subjective clarity ratings. Results: Speech intelligibility and clarity ratings both decreased as a function of reverberation. The low working memory group demonstrated a greater decrease in intelligibility with increasing amounts of reverberation than the high working memory group. Both groups, regardless of working memory, had higher speech intelligibility and clarity ratings with longer WDRC release times. WDRC release time had a larger effect on speech intelligibility under more reverberant conditions. Conclusions: Reverberation significantly affects speech intelligibility, particularly for individuals with lower working memory. In addition, longer release times in hearing aids may improve listener speech intelligibility and clarity in reverberant environments.
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