CH 7 - Speech Audiometry

Question 1

lowest level at which speech can be detected or recognized is called __ __

Answer 1

Speech threshold

Question 2

lowest level where spondee words can be ID’d

Answer 2

Speech recognition threshold (SRT)

Question 3

Theoretically, the SRT should be similar to the __

Answer 3

PTA

Question 4

In a normal patient, how should speech recognition compare to what an audiogram would expect?

Answer 4

greater than or equal to

Question 5

words with phonemes that occur within same frequency as conversational speech

Answer 5

phonetically balanced (PB) words

Question 6

two-syllable words spoken with equal emphasis

Answer 6

spondaic

Question 7

noun version of spondaic

Answer 7

spondees

Question 8

it is easier for folks with hearing loss to hear ___ as opposed to single syllables because of the concept of __

Answer 8

sentences (or words), redundancy

Question 9

these type of speech materials have a short list of possible correct answers

Answer 9

closed-set

Question 10

these types of speech materials are fill-in-the-blank, answer-wise

Answer 10

open-set

Question 11

what is the difference between SDT and SRT?

Answer 11

DT = aware of the presence of speech
RT = can identify words

Question 12

another word for SDT

Answer 12

speech awareness threshold (SAT)

Question 13

How similar should SRT and PTA be to each other?

Answer 13

5-10 dB

Question 14

in word recognition testing, the tester uses __ words at a __ intensity level above the threshold

Answer 14

monosyllabic; fixed

Question 15

what dB level do you use for WRT?

Answer 15

Air conduction threshold at 2K Hz + 20 dB

Question 16

WRT testing uses ____ words, and SRT testing uses ____ words

Answer 16

monosyllabic; spondees

Question 17

in WRT testing, the intensity levels ___
in SRT testing, the intensity levels __

Answer 17

stay the same; change

Question 18

why is speech audiometry useful for hearing aids?

Answer 18

tells us if amplifying sound will actually help - if it’s a processing thing, it may not

Question 19

two types of redundancy

Answer 19

intrinsic and extrinsic

Question 20

intrinsic redundancy in contained here:

Answer 20

central auditory nervous system

Question 21

extrinsic redundancy contained here:

Answer 21

speech signals

Question 22

what is the challenge with redundancy in testing?

Answer 22

Middle ground in testing: accessible, but actually testing hearing and not our ability to figure it out

Question 23

what are the four categories speech audiometry can fall into?

Answer 23

1) SDT
2) SRT
3) WRS
4) Sensitized speech measures

Question 24

Most common way we describe suprathreshold hearing ability

Answer 24

WRS

Question 25

intensity level of sound in decibels above a person’s threshold

Answer 25

sensation level (SL)

Question 26

SRT uses ____ samples and WRS uses ___ samples

Answer 26

spondee; monosyllabic

Question 27

What is the goal of a word recognition test?

Answer 27

assess patient’s ability to ID and repeat monosyllabic words at suprathreshold levels

Question 28

intensity level of sound in decibels above a person’s threshold

Answer 28

Sensation level (SL)

Question 29

decrease in speech recognition ability with increasing intensity level is called

Answer 29

rollover

Question 30

what is this?

Answer 30

rollover

Question 31

what are the six descriptors use for WRS?

Answer 31

excellent very good good fair poor very poor

Question 32

proportion of speech signal that is audible to patient

Answer 32

Audibility index (AI)

Question 33

counting the dots is related to what?

Answer 33

audibility index