title: Comparison of speech recognition-in-noise and subjective communication assessment.
abstract: A comparison was made between speech recognition performance in conditions of quiet and babble (Speech Perception in Noise Test) and items from a self-assessment scale concerned with communication ability in quiet and noise (Understanding Speech section of Hearing Performance Inventory). Performance on both the speech recognition and self-assessment tests differentiated between normal listeners and individuals with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss. For the hearing-impaired group, correlations between speech recognition scores and ratings on the self-assessment items were poor, suggesting that performance measured with these tests have only a weak relationship.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009622:Noise; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013067:Speech Perception