The purpose of this investigation is to determine the extent to which background noise
negatively impacts the intelligibility of tracheoesophageal (TE) speech. Four male TE
speakers provided speech samples that were recorded in quiet and in noise conditions. The
listener/subjects occupied a sound-treated booth and were presented with two tasks. In Task
1, the subjects were required to transcribe TE speech stimuli recorded in quiet. In Task 2, the
subjects were required to transcribe TE speech stimuli recorded in noise. Repeated …