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Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians
Dissertation (MA (Audiology))--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89774 Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians Pottas, Lidia michele.mschoeman@gmail.com Soer, Maggi E. (Magdalena Elizabeth) De Sousa, Karina Schoeman, Michele Nicole UCTD Musicians Non-musicians Temporal resolution Speech recognition in noise Extended high frequency Gaps in noise Digits-in-noise (DIN) Homophasic Antiphasic Dissertation (MA (Audiology))--University of Pretoria, 2022. Background: It has often been reported that musicians may have an advantage, or a ‘musician advantage’, to perceive speech in the presence of background noise. Musicians may also have improved central auditory processing skills, which may assist in better speech recognition in noise, however contradicting research has found no musician advantage in speech recognition in noise. Aim: The aim of the current study was to compare the temporal resolution and speech recognition in noise abilities between musicians and non-musicians with normal hearing sensitivity (PTA of 15 dB HL). Method: In this quantitative cross-sectional comparative group research study forty participants’ conventional and extended high-frequency pure tone thresholds were determined using the hearTest™. The Digits-in-Noise (DIN) test was used to evaluate speech recognition in two different listening conditions, namely homophasic and antiphasic. Temporal resolution was tested using the Gaps-in-Noise (GIN) test. A binaural intelligibility-level difference (BILD) was calculated by using the two values obtained in the homophasic and antiphasic recognition in noise listening conditions. Results: There were no differences between the groups in EHF thresholds, DIN SNR values and BILD SNR values, as well as the GIN approximate thresholds. Musicians presented with slightly better performances, however not significant (p > .05), in the GIN and DIN tests. Conclusion: This study could not find significant differences in the specified auditory performances between musicians and non-musicians. The musician group, however, performed slightly better, although not significantly different, across all tests, except with the BILD results. The non-musician group performed better, although not significantly better, in the BILD test. The results of this study suggest longitudinal research in order to shed more light on discrepancies in literature. Keywords: musicians; temporal resolution; speech recognition in noise; extended high frequencies Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology MA (Audiology) Unrestricted 2023-02-23T06:34:51Z 2023-02-23T06:34:51Z 2023-04-24 2022 Dissertation * A2023 https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89774 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.22129412.v1 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.22129412 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Musicians Non-musicians Temporal resolution Speech recognition in noise Extended high frequency Gaps in noise Digits-in-noise (DIN) Homophasic Antiphasic Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians |
| title | Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians |
| title_full | Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians |
| title_fullStr | Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians |
| title_short | Speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians |
| title_sort | speech recognition in noise and temporal resolution abilities of formally trained musicians |
| topic | UCTD Musicians Non-musicians Temporal resolution Speech recognition in noise Extended high frequency Gaps in noise Digits-in-noise (DIN) Homophasic Antiphasic |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89774 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.22129412 |