Communicating During COVID-19: The Effect of Transparent Masks for Speech Recognition in Noise

Conclusions: Use of transparent masks can significantly facilitate speech recognition in noise even for persons with normal hearing and thus may reduce stressful communication challenges experienced in medical, employment, and educational settings during the global pandemic. To mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and facilitate communication, safety-approved transparent masks are strongly encouraged over opaque masks.
Source: Ear and Hearing - Category: Audiology Tags: Research Article Source Type: research