| 환경음을 이용한 청능훈련이 난청 노인의 단어 및 문장인지에 미치는 효과 |
| 김지희1, 이경원2 |
1스타키보청기 성남중원센터
2한림국제대학원대학교 청각학과 |
| Effects on Word and Sentence Recognition by Auditory Training Using Environmental Sound for Elderly Hearing Impaired |
| Jeehee Kim1, Kyoungwon Lee2 |
1Sungnam Joongwon Starkey Hearing Aid Center, Sungnam, Korea
22Department of Audiology, Hallym University of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Kyoungwon Lee ,Tel: +82-2-2051-4951, Fax: +82-2-3453-6618, Email: leekw@hallym.ac.kr
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Received: March 11, 2017; Revised: April 13, 2017 Accepted: April 15, 2017. Published online: April 30, 2017. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to determine auditory training effects using environmental sounds for elderly hearing-impaired listeners.
Method:
A total of sixteen elderly hearing-impaired listeners with sensorineural hearing loss participated. They all had worn hearing aid for more than two months. A half of the participants (n = 8) was designated as auditory training group and the rest was not trained (i.e., non-auditory training group, n = 8). Word recognition score, sentence recognition score, and abbreviated profiles of hearing aid benefit (APHAB) scores were evaluated at both pre- and post-auditory trainings and compared them. The auditory training consisted of 16 sessions (2 times per a week for eight weeks) was conducted using 45 environmental sounds.
Results:
The study resulted that WRS and SRS were increased in quiet and noisy situations and APHAB scores were decreased in all categories for the training group.
Conclusion:
We confirmed that environmental sounds could be useful for the auditory training tool along with words and sentences. |
| Key Words:
Auditory training, Environmental sound, Hearing impaired, Hearing aids, Sensorineural hearing loss. |
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