Objective: A review of the development, evaluation, and application of the so-called 'matrix
sentence test'for speech intelligibility testing in a multilingual society is provided. The format …

Objective This review article presents an overview of all Digit Triplet Tests (DTT) and digits-
in-noise tests (DIN) and their variations in language, speech material, masking noise, test …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is an ongoing prospective cohort study that started in 1990 in
the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The study aims to unravel etiology, preclinical …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of
Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic …

Hearing loss is associated with poor cognitive performance and incident dementia and may
contribute to cognitive decline. Treating hearing loss with hearing aids may ameliorate …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of
Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic …

Young healthy adults can hear tones up to at least 20 kHz. However, clinical audiometry, by
which hearing loss is diagnosed, is limited at high frequencies to 8 kHz. Evidence suggests …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of
Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic …

Background Healthy hearing depends on sensitive ears and adequate brain processing.
Essential aspects of both hearing and cognition decline with advancing age, but it is largely …

A speech-in-noise test which uses digit triplets in steady-state speech noise was developed.
The test measures primarily the auditory, or bottom-up, speech recognition abilities in noise …