What speech information is provided by hearing aids?
Twenty-five patients fit with the ReSound BT2 multi-band wide dynamic range compression hearing system.
Recognition of medial consonants (/ACA/) under four receiving conditions (speech level at 50 dB SPL):
- Unaided Listening (without hearing aid or visual cues)
- Aided Listening (with hearing aid, no visual cues)
- Unaided Speechreading (without hearing aid)
- Aided Speechreading (with hearing aid)