Temporal Fine Structure and Working Memory Abilities on Deciding the Probable Compression Speed in Hearing Aids
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Temporal Fine Structure (TFS) sensitivity and Working Memory (WM) abilities have been widely studied individually as the contributing factors for deciding compression speed in hearing aids. The study aimed to develop a clinical framework for setting optimal compression speed using combination of TFS sensitivity and WM abilities.
Methods: Participants were 25 native Kannada-speaking adults (mean age 70 years). We evaluated the participant’s TFS sensitivity using the TFS -Adaptive Frequency (AF) and WM abilities using reading span test. Further, aided sentence recognition in noise was tested to obtain find the signal-to-noise ratio 50% (SNR 50) correct identification happens in Fast Acting Compression (FAC) and Slow Acting Compression (SAC) modes.
Results: Individuals with good TFS sensitivity demonstrated significantly lower SNR 50 scores with FAC and individuals with poor WM showed significantly lower SNR 50 with SAC. However, individuals with poor TFS sensitivity and individuals with good WM ability showed no significance on SNR 50 obtained between FAC and SAC. A strong negative correlation existed between TFS sensitivity and SNR 50 in both SAC and FAC modes even after accounting for WM abilities. There was a mild negative correlation between WM abilities and SNR 50 in FAC mode only, but this was not significant after accounting for TFS sensitivity.
Conclusion: Using the results of the present study along with the literature findings, a clinical framework was devised to enable the selection of appropriate compression speed for optimal speech understanding with hearing aids.
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2. Kuk F. Selecting the right compression. 2016; Available at: https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/selecting-the-rightcompression-18120. September, 2016.
3. Kuk F, Hau O. Compression speed and cognition: A variable speed compressor for all. Hearing Review. 2017;24(3):40-8.
4. Gatehouse S, Naylor G, Elberling C. Linear and nonlinear hearing aid fittings - 1. Patterns of benefit. Int J Audiol. 2006;45(3):130-52. [DOI:10.1080/14992020500429518]
5. Moore BC, Füllgrabe C, Stone MA. Effect of spatial separation, extended bandwidth, and compression speed on intelligibility in a competing-speech task. J Acoust Soc Am. 2010;128(1):360-71. [DOI:10.1121/1.3436533]
6. Davies-Venn E, Souza P, Brennan M, Stecker GC. Effects of audibility and multichannel wide dynamic range compression on consonant recognition for listeners with severe hearing loss. Ear Hear. 2009;30(5):494-504. [DOI:10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181aec5bc]
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11. Hopkins K, King A, Moore BC. The effect of compression speed on intelligibility: simulated hearing-aid processing with and without original temporal fine structure information. J Acoust Soc Am. 2012;132(3):1592-601. [DOI:10.1121/1.4742719]
12. Moore BC. The choice of compression speed in hearing AIDS: theoretical and practical considerations and the role of individual differences. Trends Amplif. 2008;12(2):103-12. [DOI:10.1177/1084713808317819]
13. Moore BC, Peters RW, Stone MA. Benefits of linear amplification and multichannel compression for speech comprehension in backgrounds with spectral and temporal dips. J Acoust Soc Am. 1999;105(1):400-11. [DOI:10.1121/1.424571]
14. Gatehouse S, Naylor G, Elberling C. Benefits from hearing aids in relation to the interaction between the user and the environment. Int J Audiol. 2003;42 Suppl 1:S77-85. [DOI:10.3109/14992020309074627]
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17. Ohlenforst B, Souza PE, MacDonald EN. Exploring the Relationship Between Working Memory, Compressor Speed, and Background Noise Characteristics. Ear Hear. 2016;37(2):137-43. [DOI:10.1097/AUD.0000000000000240]
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21. Kumar UA, Sandeep M. Development and test trail of computer based auditory-cognitive training module for individuals with cochlear hearing loss. Departmental Project [unpublished]. Mysore: All India Institute of Speech and Hearing. 2013.
22. Füllgrabe C, Moore BCJ. Evaluation of a Method for Determining Binaural Sensitivity to Temporal Fine Structure (TFS-AF Test) for Older Listeners with Normal and Impaired Low-Frequency Hearing. Trends Hear. 2017;21:2331216517737230. [DOI:10.1177/2331216517737230]
23. American National Standards Institute. Specification of Hearing Aid Characteristics (ANSI/ASA S3.22-2014). New York, NY: Author. 2014.
24. Geetha C, Kumar KSS, Manjula P, Pavan M. Development and standardisation of the sentence identification test in the Kannada language. J Hear Sci. 2014;4(1):18-26. [DOI:10.17430/890267]
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35. Stone MA, Moore BC. Side effects of fast-acting dynamic range compression that affect intelligibility in a competing speech task. J Acoust Soc Am. 2004;116(4 Pt 1):2311-23. [DOI:10.1121/1.1784447]
36. Rönnberg J. Working memory, neuroscience, and language: Evidence from deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. In: Marschark M, Spencer PE, editors. Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2003. p. 478-90.
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Kooknoor V, Joy J, Shetty HN. Temporal Fine Structure and Working Memory Abilities on Deciding the Probable Compression Speed in Hearing Aids. Aud Vestib Res. 2024;34(2):134-143.
