Tae Hoon Kong1, Chanbeom Kwak2, Woojae Han2,3, Young Joon Seo4. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea. 2. Laboratory of Hearing Technology, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Graduate School, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea. 3. Division of Speech Pathology and Audiology, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea. 4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea. okas2000@hanmail.net.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a wireless Bluetooth device (WBD) in word and sentence recognition in patients with bone conduction devices (BCDs) while using mobile phones. METHODS: We performed a prospective study evaluating speech and sentence recognition in both quiet and noised conditions. A total of nine patients, audiologically eligible for BCDs, were included. Based on their hearing impairment type and severity, subjects were divided into "BCD only" and "BCD with HA" groups. The speech and sentence recognition scores of each condition were compared by nonparametric methods. RESULTS: Both the "BCD only" and "BCD with HA" groups had higher scores in the quiet condition than in the noised condition in word and sentence recognition tests, irrespective of whether the WBD was used. The benefit from using a WBD was greater in the noised condition. There were significant differences in the word recognition test results before and after using the WBD in the "BCD only" group, and in both the word and sentence recognition tests results before and after using the WBD bimodally in the noised condition in the "BCD with HA" group. CONCLUSION: WBDs improve word and sentence recognition in adult BCD bone recipients when they use mobile phones. WBD use provides additional benefits in "BCD with HA" patients in a bimodal situation.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a wireless Bluetooth device (WBD) in word and sentence recognition in patients with bone conduction devices (BCDs) while using mobile phones. METHODS: We performed a prospective study evaluating speech and sentence recognition in both quiet and noised conditions. A total of nine patients, audiologically eligible for BCDs, were included. Based on their hearing impairment type and severity, subjects were divided into "BCD only" and "BCD with HA" groups. The speech and sentence recognition scores of each condition were compared by nonparametric methods. RESULTS: Both the "BCD only" and "BCD with HA" groups had higher scores in the quiet condition than in the noised condition in word and sentence recognition tests, irrespective of whether the WBD was used. The benefit from using a WBD was greater in the noised condition. There were significant differences in the word recognition test results before and after using the WBD in the "BCD only" group, and in both the word and sentence recognition tests results before and after using the WBD bimodally in the noised condition in the "BCD with HA" group. CONCLUSION: WBDs improve word and sentence recognition in adult BCD bone recipients when they use mobile phones. WBD use provides additional benefits in "BCD with HA" patients in a bimodal situation.
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Keywords:
Bone conduction device; Bone-anchored hearing aid; Hearing aid; Speech in noise; Wireless Bluetooth device
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