Competing Speech Perception in Middle Age

American Journal of Audiology
Karen S Helfer

Abstract

This article will summarize research from our laboratory that assessed middle-aged adults' ability to understand speech in the presence of competing talkers. The performance of middle-aged adults on laboratory-based speech understanding tasks will be compared to that of younger and older adults. Decline in the ability to understand speech in complex listening environments can be demonstrated in midlife. The specific auditory and cognitive contributors to these problems have yet to be established. There is evidence that the ability to understand a target speech message in the presence of competing speech messages changes relatively early in the aging process. The nature and impact of these changes warrants further investigation.

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Mar 22, 2016·American Journal of Audiology·Barbara E WeinsteinSarah Moser
Apr 27, 2019·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Alexandra Jesse, Karen S Helfer
Jul 1, 2020·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Jonathan H VeneziaMichael P Lindeman
Apr 16, 2019·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Jonathan H VeneziaVirginia M Richards

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