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ArticleAmerican journal of audiology2025

The Speech Intelligibility Index: Tutorial and Applications for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Kathryn B Wiseman, Caitlin Sapp, Derek Stiles, Elizabeth A Walker, Ryan W McCreery

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Article in American journal of audiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kathryn B WisemanCenter for Hearing Research, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE.ORCID 0000-0002-3795-9835
Caitlin SappDepartment of Audiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.ORCID 0000-0003-3007-4628
Derek StilesDepartment of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-9518-257X
Elizabeth A WalkerDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, Iowa City.ORCID 0000-0002-9717-8424
Ryan W McCreeryCenter for Hearing Research, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE.ORCID 0000-0002-0733-7269

Funding

COMPLEX LISTENING SKILLS IN SCHOOL-AGE HARD OF HEARING CHILDRENR01DC013591 · NIDCD · FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME · PI MCCREERY, RYAN W. · 2014 to 2023
$4.8M
Factors associated with reading comprehension in adolescents who are hard of hearingR01DC019081 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI WALKER, ELIZABETH A. · 2021 to 2025
$3.9M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC013591NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC019081
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Abstract

purposeSpeech audibility refers to how much access a listener has to the acoustic cues that comprise spoken communication. The Speech Intelligibility Index (SII) is a measure of speech audibility that has had increasing use in pediatric audiology to quantify auditory access with and without hearing aids. This tutorial focuses on clinical applications of the SII in children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH).

methodWe discuss the calculation of the SII and the current clinical tools that calculate aided and unaided SII. We describe practical uses of the SII throughout the steps of audiologic care, including at diagnosis of hearing loss, hearing technology candidacy, hearing aid verification, and long-term management of children who are DHH. Common questions about clinical applications of the SII are addressed throughout the tutorial. Finally, we present three case studies that illustrate the application of SII to clinical decision making and counseling with children and their families.

conclusionsThe SII has multiple applications in pediatric audiology. Speech audibility can support device candidacy and management decisions for children who are DHH.

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DeafnessHearing LossSpeech IntelligibilitySpeech PerceptionChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHearing AidsHumansMale

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PMID40710959
PMCPMC12418376

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