Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: ABSTRACT Purpose: to assess the influence of wearing a mask on auditory-visual speech recognition, in a favorable listening situation, in hearing devices users. Methods: a cross-sectional observational study comprising 52 hearing aid users, whose speech recognition was assessed with six video-recorded lists of sentences with and without masks. The mean test results in the various situations were compared using the Friedman test with Bonferroni post hoc, the significance level being set at 5%. Results: speech recognition assessment results differed between the situations with and without masks and between mask types, with a small effect size. The post hoc, with p-values adjusted with the Bonferroni method, showed a difference between transparent masks and others. The transparent one had a higher mean (77.8%) of auditory-visual sentence recognition between the various situations. There were statistically significant differences, as the transparent mask provided a better performance than the others. Conclusion: the auditory-visual recognition of the hearing-impaired people was better with the transparent mask.
Source: Revista CEFAC
Authors: Maria Eduarda Rigotto Alves Ferreira, Tatiane Martins Jorge, Sthella Zanchetta, Ana Cláudia Mirândola Barbosa Reis, Nelma Ellen Zamberlan Amorim
Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Clinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto
Language: English
Subfield: Speech and Hearing
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $200
OpenAlex ID: W4394584457