Spatial Release from Masking: Effects of Simulated Unilateral Hearing Loss

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  • February 22, 2019
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  • Buss, Emily
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
  • Leibold, Lori J.
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Corbin, Nicole
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Bonino, Angela Yarnell
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
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  • The overall objective of this program of research is to understand how unilateral hearing loss (UHL) impacts children's functional auditory skills. The aim of the present study was to develop a feasible method to assess the effects of UHL on children's masked speech perception and their use of spatial cues in the context of substantial informational and energetic masking. There is no consensus regarding the best approach for managing UHL in children (e.g., Fitzpatrick et al. 2010). This is partly due to the lack of evidence regarding which children with UHL have the greatest need for intervention, which intervention is most beneficial, and when intervention is necessary . Most studies examining the extent to which UHL affects children's auditory skills have used relatively steadystate maskers which may not fully capture children's everyday listening difficulties (e.g., Lieu et al. 2013). Studies using psychoacoustic methods and more complex auditory tasks that assess contributions of both energetic and information masking may more accurately capture functional auditory skills of children with UHL, which would inform future clinical procedures to identify at-risk children and guide intervention.
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Allied Health Sciences. Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Student Research Day (8th: 2016: Chapel Hill, NC)
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