Speech recognition and temporal resolution in listeners with unilateral hearing loss; intra- and inter-individual differences

hearing-impaired listeners have reduced ability to recognize speech in daily
life situations. Auditory and non-auditory factors influence the speech
understanding in a variety of auditory conditions. Psychophysical tests will be
done by participants with an unilateral hearing loss. Hence, we can investigate
the influence of auditory factors, because non-auditory factors will be equal
for both ears. Group results for unilateral hearing loss listeners can be
compared to normal hearing and bilaterally hearing-impaired listeners to
enhance insight in the impairment to eventually ameliorate participation of
this group of patients in daily life.

we aim to enhance insight in the specific influence of cochlear hearing loss on
auditory processing and speech. We expect that the results for the normal ears
of the unilateral hearing loss listeners is comparable to the results for
normal hearing listeners and that the results for the abnormal ears of
unilateral hearing loss listeners are comparable to the results for the
bilaterally hearing-impaired listeners.

Cross-sectional study in which intra- and inter-individual differences will be
compared

For this study, participants will attend one test session of about 3.5 hours.
Test session includes audiometry, speech reception tests and temporal
resolution test. Participants are at no health risk and not exposed to harmful
sound intensities.