Assessment of Hearing Loss Effects on Speech Difficulties by Speech Audiometry
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https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2025.11Keywords:
Pure Tone Audiometry, Speech Audiometry Test, Hearing Loss, Sound Detection Threshold, Sound Recognition ThresholdAbstract
Background and objective: The basic audiological exam includes speech audiometry as a necessary component. The study aimed to assess the effects of hearing loss on speech difficulty in Kurdish populations in compared to a healthy control group. In addition, the study aimed to establish a Kurdish Speech Audiometry.
Material and Methods: The case-control study analyzed 100 patients, Divided into two groups 50 with hearing loss and 50 with normal hearing assessed by speech audiometry. The initial clinical interviews with the cases were conducted at Zakho General Hospital in Zakho city in the period from November 20th, 2021, to April 10th, 2022. Examination of the ear canal are performed as the first steps in a basic audiological evaluation, Pure Tone Audiometry and Speech Audiometry. All of the research's variables were covered by a questionnaire that was developed for the study.
Results: The comparisons of sound recognition between the patients for the right, left, and bilateral ears. There is a highly significant of the healthy controls compared with patients with hearing loss. Sound recognition threshold in the right ear, with 3 (25%) at 60dB, left ear 10 (83.33%) and bilateral ears 6 (15.79%) at 40dB in the patients. and 0 (0%) in the healthy controls.
Conclusion: The patients with hearing loss has significantly higher rates of speech difficulty compared to the healthy controls. The Lists of word can be used as a guide for identification of hearing loss to the Kurdish populations. Observed across the two monosyllabic and polysyllabic word lists. And the lack of differences between Speech Reception Thresholds (SRTs) and Pure Tone Audiometry (PTAs). Identifying the underlying causes and potential interventions for individuals experiencing hearing loss.
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