title: Relative intelligibility of the revised CID W-1s as presented via MLV and auditec recordings.
abstract: The relative intelligibility of the revised CID W-1 spondaic word list, as developed and recommended for clinical use by ASHA, was evaluated in two experiments. In Experiment 1, the revised W-1s were presented via monitored live voice to 25 subjects with normal hearing. Mean minimum recognition levels for each of the 36 spondees varied between 16.8 and 25.2 dB SPL, a range of 8.4 dB. In Experiment 2, the Auditec recordings of the revised W-1s were presented to a different group of 20 subjects with normal hearing. Mean minimum recognition values for the individual spondees varied between 18.1 and 30.6 dB SPL, a range of 12.5 dB. Thus, the homogeneity of audibility for the revised W-1s is no better than has been noted in the past for the original W-1s and, in the case of the Auditec recording, is considerably worse. A reduced list of spondees with improved homogeneity of audibility is recommended for clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Cape and Island Hearing, Inc., Hyannis, MA, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rourke-Cullen
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ninya
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nerbonne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013067:Speech Perception; D013069:Speech Reception Threshold Test