title: The Maryland CNC Test: normative studies.
abstract: These studies were conducted to determine the performance-intensity functions of the Maryland CNC Test (male voice) with normal-hearing and hearing-impaired persons, to examine the equivalence of the 10 lists, and to determine test-retest reliability. There was a 2.1% increase per decibel in word recognition in the linear portion of the performance-intensity function for normal listeners and a 1.3% increase per decibel for hearing-impaired listeners. 6 lists were judged to be equivalent, and there was good test-retest reliability. Hearing-impaired subjects demonstrated a wide range of scores on the Maryland CNC Test, suggesting that this measure can distinguish among varying degrees of word recognition ability.
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013067:Speech Perception