Monaural vs binaural speech reception threshold and word discrimination scores in the hearing impaired.
Monaural and binaural SRT and speech discrimination scores in a sensorineural hearing-imparied sample (N: 194, aged 3--91 yrs, mn=43 yrs) indicated that while a majority of clients have neither a binaural advantage or disadvantage by these tests, an important minority (5% for SRT, 20% for discrimination) have worse binaural than better-ear scores. Binaural as well as monaural tests of SRT and of speech discrimination should be a standard part of a hearing aid evaluation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004007:Dichotic Listening Tests / Q000379:methods; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013067:Speech Perception