The Effects of Static and Moving Spectral Ripple Sensitivity on Unaided and Aided Speech Perception in Noise

Conclusions The results suggest that, for hearing aid users, poor speech understanding in noise and sensitivity to both static and slow-moving ripples may reflect deficits in the same underlying auditory processing mechanism. Significant factor loadings involving ripple stimuli with low-frequency content may suggest an impaired ability to use temporal fine structure information in the stimulus waveform. Support is provided for the use of spectral ripple testing to predict speech perception outcomes in clinical settings. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)

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