Differences in Listening Strategies between Normal and Hearing-Impaired Listeners

Abstract

The perception of words spoken in isolation is influenced by various factors. We studied the influence of 1) word type, with different degrees of redundancy, 2) style of articulation, and 3) presentation level. The study included a reference group of normal hearing (NH) subjects and a second group of hearing-impaired (HI) subjects, all usually wearing hearing aids. Comparison of the perception at phoneme and word level and of patterns of phoneme confusions reveals differences in listening strategies between the subjects of both groups