Use of an Application to Verify Classroom Acoustic Recommendations for Children Who Are Hard of Hearing in a General Education Setting.
Conclusions As a screening tool, the application was shown to be effective in reliably measuring reverberation and classroom noise levels. The high levels of noise in unoccupied classrooms indicate a need for increased use of noise abatement strategies and the use of remote-microphone systems, especially in classrooms where noise levels cannot feasibly be reduced. Using an application may be a cost-effective method for monitoring important acoustic features that impact children's ability to understand speech in the classroom.
PMID: 31682768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Audiology - Category: Audiology Authors: Spratford M, Walker EA, McCreery RW Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: research
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