Finnish speech in noise test: long-term reproducibility

Scand Audiol Suppl. 2001:(52):163-4. doi: 10.1080/010503901300007407.

Abstract

A computerized adaptive Finnish speech in noise test was developed recently. As part of the test's evaluation process the long-term stability of speech recognition threshold in noise (SRTN) was determined. The non-operated ears of 164 stapes surgery patients were assessed preoperatively and at 1, 7 and 19 months postoperatively. Short-term and long-term repeatability were equal. The absolute intraindividual differences were 1.5 dB on average.

MeSH terms

  • Audiometry, Pure-Tone / methods
  • Finland / epidemiology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hearing Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Noise*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Speech Perception*
  • Speech Reception Threshold Test
  • Stapes Surgery