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ReviewSeminars in hearing2024

Speech-in-Noise Testing: An Introduction for Audiologists.

Curtis J Billings, Tessa M Olsen, Lauren Charney, Brandon M Madsen, Corrie E Holmes

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Review in Seminars in hearing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Auditory-Motor Mechanisms of the Lombard Effect.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026
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  14. Impact of Otoplasty on Speech Intelligibility and Auditory Function in Noise.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Curtis J BillingsDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
Tessa M OlsenDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
Lauren CharneyVA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Brandon M MadsenVA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Corrie E HolmesDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
Idaho State University · USTechnical University of Denmark · DKVA Portland Health Care System · US

Funding

Electrophysiology and Perception of Speech in NoiseR03DC010914 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI BILLINGS, CURTIS J · 2011 to 2013
$369k
Hearing Aid Effects on Brain and BehaviorI01RX003702 · VA · PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Curtis J Billings · 2022 to 2026
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NIDCD NIH HHS R03 DC010914RRD VA I01 RX003702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Speech-in-noise testing has been proposed as a useful part of the audiometric test battery dating back to the earliest years of the field of audiology. Many speech-in-noise tests have been developed and used to varying degrees. However, multiple barriers have prevented speech-in-noise testing from being used widely in the clinic. The purpose of this article is to provide a resource to audiologists and other hearing health professionals who want to know (1) what tests are available for use, (2) the rationale behind specific tests, and (3) important considerations when selecting one or more tests to use clinically. In addition, data are presented for four speech-in-noise tests with the purpose of comparing outcomes as a function of age and hearing status. The four tests (QuickSIN, Words in Noise [WIN], Listening in Spatialized Noise-Sentences [LiSN-S], and Coordinate Response Measure [CRM]) were completed by 30 individuals from three groups: 10 young adults with normal hearing, 10 older adults with normal hearing, and 10 older adults with hearing loss. The results suggest that, despite significant differences in performance between groups, group overlap was present such that some individuals from one group performed similar to some individuals of other groups; therefore, individual performance was more important than associated group. When selecting an appropriate speech-in-noise test to use clinically, audiologists should carefully consider the purpose of their testing and the type of information they desire as an outcome. A quick-resource table and appendix is provided to aid audiologists and other health professionals in their selection of an appropriate speech-in-noise test.

Indexed as

agingaudiologyaudiometrybackground noiseCoordinate Response Measurehearing lossListening in Spatialized Noise-SentencesQuickSINspeech-in-noise testingWords in Noise

Identifiers

PMID38370518
PMCPMC10872656
OpenAlexW4386594925

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Registered trials

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