Journal Reviews

Effect of stimulation levels on speech recognition and auditory threshold performance

3 March 2021 | | Auditory Implants | Auditory Perception, Auditory Threshold, Cochlear Implant, Loudness Perception, Psychoacoustics, Speech Perception

When programming a Cochlear® device, two measurements are normally assessed. T levels relate to the quietest sound the CI user can hear i.e. thresholds, and C levels are comfortable levels which are tolerable for the CI user. If these levels...

Effects of age on neuro-physiological processing of speech at brainstem level

1 September 2017 | | Auditory Pathways, Auditory Perception, Brain Stem, Geriatrics, Speech Perception

Degenerative changes associated with ageing may affect processing of spectral and temporal cues in speech at cortical and subcortical levels, even though these individuals may have normal audiometric thresholds. These changes are more likely to be picked up by speech...