Online Arabic and English Digits-in-Noise Tests: Effects of Test Language and At-Home Testing
Arabic DIN thresholds were a little higher than English thresholds for the same listeners. Employing home-based rather than lab-based testing may slightly elevate DIN thresholds, but the effect was marginal. Nonetheless, both factors should be considered when interpreting DIN data. Test-retest differences were low for both languages and environments. To support hearing screening, subsequent research in audiometrically diverse listeners is required, testing the reliability of DIN thresholds and relations to hearing loss.
Authors
- Michael A. Stone
- Christopher J. Plack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2987-5332)
- Adnan M. Shehabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-4834)
- Kevin J. Munro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-9098)
- Arwa AlJasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-3196)
- Garreth Prendergast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7255-6708)
- Hannah Guest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-6663)
- Joseph Laycock
Institutions
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- King Saud University (SA)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Ansys (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
- Birzeit University (PS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_jslhr-24-00085
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of Manchester
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
- Medical Research Council