Effects of noise on speech recognition: Challenges for communication by service members.

This article provides readers with an overview of the challenges associated with speech communication in noisy backgrounds, as well as its assessment and potential impact on functional performance, and provides guidance for important new research directions relevant not only to military personnel, but also to employees who work in high noise environments.
PMID: 27743882 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hearing Research - October 11, 2016 Category: Audiology Authors: Le Prell CG, Clavier O Tags: Hear Res Source Type: research