Evaluation of the effect of frequency-shifting technique used in hearing aids for speech discrimination
| dc.authorid | Selim Ünsal / 0000-0003-4596-6223 | |
| dc.authorscopusid | Selim Ünsal / 55215352400 | |
| dc.authorwosid | Selim Ünsal / S-8564-2019 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Palabıyık, Gökhan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ünsal, Selim | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gündüz, Mehmet | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-28T10:06:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-28T10:06:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_US |
| dc.department | İstinye Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Dil ve Konuşma Terapisi Bölümü | en_US |
| dc.description | PubMed Yılı: 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: To evaluate the effect of frequency-shifting techniques recently used in hearing aids for speech discrimination scores and hearing thresholds. Methods: Thirty individuals (16 men and 14 women) with sensorineural hearing loss who used normal fitting monaural hearing aids and frequency-shifting feature for at least 2 months and whose 4000–8000 Hz hearing threshold was over 70 dB participated. The average age was 69.73 ± 10 (range: 65–80 years). We detected the types and degree of each participant’s hearing loss. Measurements with and without hearing aids were made in a free field. For speech discrimination scores, 6 listings consisting of 25 monosyllables have been used. It has been avoided to learn words thanks to presentation of words in different listings to subjects. Results: Pure-tone averages of the participants were measured using a supra-aural headphone, normal fitting hearing aid, and frequency-shifting feature. The results were 55.93 ± 6.89, 40.47 ± 5.48, and 36.73 ± 5.72 dB, respectively (p?0.05). Speech discrimination scores for hearing aids worn on the right ear were measured as 67.73 ± 12.42%, 77.33 ± 10.33%, and 82.13 ± 10.46% with supra-aural headphones, normal fitting hearing aids, and frequency-shifting feature, respectively. Scores for hearing aids worn on the left ear were 68 ± 7.56%, 76.80 ± 6.96%, and 82.13 ± 6.67% with supra-aural headphone, normal fitting hearing aid, and frequency-shifting feature, respectively (p?0.05). Conclusion: Elderly individuals using hearing aids had low speech discrimination scores. The frequency-shifting feature recently used in hearing aids significantly increased the scores, making a significant contribution to the solution of speech reception and communication problems in cases of high-frequency hearing loss caused by presbyacusis in elderly individuals. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Palabıyık, G., Ünsal, S., & Gündüz, M. (2021). Evaluation of the Effect of Frequency-Shifting Technique Used in Hearing Aids for Speech Discrimination. The international tinnitus journal, 24(2), 86–91. https://doi.org/10.5935/0946-5448.20200016 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.5935/0946-5448.20200017 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 91 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0946-5448 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issue | 2 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 33496418 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85106753150 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q3 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 86 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.5935/0946-5448.20200016 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/1378 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 24 | en_US |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
| dc.institutionauthor | Ünsal, Selim | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | The International Tinnitus Journal | en_US |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hearing Aid | en_US |
| dc.subject | Speech Discrimination | en_US |
| dc.subject | Frequency Shifting | en_US |
| dc.title | Evaluation of the effect of frequency-shifting technique used in hearing aids for speech discrimination | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
