Improved Speech Recognition for Children With Limited Usable Hearing Unilaterally When Using a Remote Microphone in a Simulated Classroom Setting

In children with LUHU, the Roger Focus II effectively reduced the impact of background noise and allowed for a greater distance between the teacher in front of the classroom and the listener in a simulated classroom setting. Children with LUHU demonstrated superior speech recognition abilities compared with those with NH in the most challenging conditions when seated farthest from the teacher. Future studies should examine subjective feedback in real-life classrooms across a wide variety of dynamic listening scenarios.