Adaptation of the STARR test for adult Italian population: A speech test for a realistic estimate in real-life listening conditions

International Journal of Audiology
Hilal Dincer D'AlessandroPatrizia Mancini

Abstract

To introduce the Italian adaptation of the STARR test based on a roving-level adaptive method to mimic challenging real-life listening conditions for use in people with auditory prostheses. Normative data were collected and interlist-variability, as well as learning effects, were investigated using a within-subject design with repeated measures. A group of 32 normal-hearing (NH) adults participated in the study. The average speech reception threshold (SRT) for NH subjects was -8.4 dB SNR. The variability of mean SRTs across test lists was relatively small (≤1 dB for all test lists). The statistically significant differences between lists were eliminated after applying correction factors. On the basis of variability for the corrected SRTs within each subject, a difference of 2.8 dB in SRT was meaningful for outcome comparisons using one test list per condition and 2 dB using two lists per condition. Statistical analysis did not show any significant learning effects. Findings in NH listeners suggested that the Italian STARR test could be a promising supplement to existing speech assessment tools. Further studies in populations with hearing impairment could contribute to cross-language studies.

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Dec 2, 2017·Ear and Hearing·Hilal Dincer D'AlessandroPatrizia Mancini
Sep 5, 2018·International Journal of Audiology·Hilal Dincer D'AlessandroPatrizia Mancini
Jun 10, 2019·European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery·Hilal Dincer D'Alessandro, Patrizia Mancini
May 24, 2020·European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery·Hilal Dincer D'Alessandro, Patrizia Mancini
Nov 12, 2020·International Journal of Audiology·Patrizia ManciniDaniele De Seta
Oct 2, 2021·European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery·Hilal Dincer D'AlessandroPatrizia Mancini

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