The development and evaluation of the Finnish digit triplet test.

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    • Subject Terms:
      AUTOMATIC speech recognition; HEARING disorder diagnosis; SPEECH audiometry; AUDITORY perception testing; MATHEMATICS; MEDICAL care; PATIENTS; DATA analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
    • Subject Terms:
      FINLAND
    • Abstract:
      Objectives:The aim of the study was to develop a reliable and easily accessible screening test for primary detection of hearing impairment. Methods:Digits 0–9 were used to form quasirandom digit triplets. First, digit specific intelligibility functions and speech recognition thresholds (SRTs) were determined. To homogenize the test material digits with steep intelligibility function slopes were chosen and level correction up to ±2 dB were applied to the digits as needed. Evaluation measurements were performed to check for systematic differences in intelligibility between the test lists and to obtain normative reference function for normal-hearing listeners. Results:The mean SRT and the final slope of the test lists were −10.8 ± 0.1 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and 21.7 ± 1.8%/dB, respectively (measurements at constant level; inter-list variability). The mean SRT and slope of the test subjects were −10.8 ± 0.5 dB SNR and 23.4 ± 5.2%/dB (measurements at constant level; inter-subject variability). The mean SRT for normal-hearing young adults for a single adaptive measurement is −9.8 ± 0.9 dB SNR. Conclusion:The Finnish digit triplet test is the first self-screening hearing test in the Finnish language. It was developed according to current standards, and it provides reliable and internationally comparable speech intelligibility measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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