Audiology and Speech Research

CLINICAL CASE Disparate Performance of Audiologists and Whisper Artificial Intelligence in Recognizing Korean Consonant-Vowel Syllables Produced by Elderly Hearing Loss
This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the multilingual automatic speech recognition (ASR) model Whisper large-v3 (OpenAI, San Francisco, CA, USA) in recognizing isolated Korean monosyllables (consonant-vowel and consonant-vowel-consonant structures) produced by two older ...

RESEARCH PAPER Effects of Extended High-Frequency Hearing Loss on Speech-in-Noise Perception in Earphone Usage
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of earphone usage on extended high-frequency (EHF) hearing thresholds and speech-in-noise perception in young adults with normal hearing. Methods: Forty-seven participants aged 19~26 years with normal hearing were divided in...

RESEARCH PAPER Relationships Among Self-Perceived Health and Functional Status, Hearing Aid Self-Efficacy, and Communication-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Hearing Loss Who Are Persistent Hearing Aid Users
Purpose: This study examined the relationships among perceived health and functional status, hearing aid self-efficacy, and communication-related quality of life (CRQoL) in older adults with continuous hearing aid use, and identified demographic influences. Methods: The partic...