Disregarding the widely used division of skull base into anterior and lateral, since the skull
base should be conceived as a single anatomic structure, it was to our convenience to group …

Background Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is common, and
defined as a sudden decrease in sensorineural hearing sensitivity of unknown aetiology …

The loss of hearing-be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in
older age-can have significant effects on one's communication abilities, quality of life, social …

Background Recent data suggest that musical practice prevents age-related cognitive
decline. But experimental evidence remains sparse and no concise information on the …

Enhanced speech intelligibility in realistic acoustic scenarios guarantees effective
communication. Noise and reverberation degrade speech intelligibility, but the combined …

An accurate objective prediction of human speech intelligibility is of interest for many
applications such as the evaluation of signal processing algorithms. To predict the speech …

Objective: To provide guidelines for the development of two types of closed-set speech-
perception tests that can be applied and interpreted in the same way across languages. The …

Objective: Development of an Italian matrix sentence test for the assessment of speech
intelligibility in noise. Design: The development of the test included the selection, recording …

Purpose Subjective ratings of listening effort might be applicable to estimate hearing
difficulties at positive signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) at which speech intelligibility scores are …

Objectives: The Turkish matrix sentence test, TURMatrix, was developed for precise,
internationally comparable speech intelligibility testing. Design: The TURMatrix comprises a …