Hearing Disability Measured by the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale in Clinically Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Middle-Aged Persons, and Disability Screening by Means of a Reduced SSQ (the SSQ5)

Demeester, Kelly; Topsakal, Vedat; Hendrickx, Jan-Jaap; Fransén, Erik; Laer, Lut Van; Camp, Guy Van; Heyning, Paul Van de; Wieringen, Astrid Van

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“…Results of the quality-of-life questionnaire are given in figure 3 . For the SSQ (left panel), the cut-off limits (2 SD below the mean) [Demeester et al, 2012] for the NHL group were 6.84 for the speech recognition subscale, 6.14 for the spatial hearing subscale, 8.18 for the qualities of hearing subscale and 7.25 for the total score. Significant deficits were seen for AHL subjects in all three subscales: speech recognition (n = 49, 95% CI: 4.71-5.63), spatial hearing (n = 49, 95% CI: 4.97-5.96) and qualities of hearing (n = 49, 95% CI: 6.52-7.28).…”

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Quality of Life and Auditory Performance in Adults with Asymmetric Hearing Loss

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We evaluated the relationship between binaural hearing deficits and quality of life. The study included 49 adults with asymmetric hearing loss (AHL), and 11 adult normal-hearing listeners (NHL) served as controls. Speech reception thresholds (SRT) were assessed with the French Matrix Test. Quality of life was evaluated with the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and the Glasgow Health Status Inventory. Speech recognition in noise was significantly poorer for AHL subjects [-0.12 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in dichotic (with speech presented to the poorer ear and noise to the better ear), -1.72 dB in diotic and -6.84 dB in reverse-dichotic conditions] compared to NHL (-4.98 dB in diotic and -9.58 dB in dichotic conditions). Scores for quality-of-life questionnaires were significantly below norms. Significant correlations were found between the SRT for the dichotic condition and the SSQ total score (r = -0.38, p = 0.01), and pure-tone average thresholds for both groups.

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Quality of Life and Auditory Performance in Adults with Asymmetric Hearing Loss

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“…The authors of another study suggested a cut-off point to determine activity limitation based on the performance of normal-hearing individuals aged 18-25 years, plus 2 SDs (standard deviations) from the mean. Thus, scores < 6.84 for SSQ-Speech, < 6.14 for SSQ-Spatial, < 8.18 for SSQ-Qualities, and < 7.25 for SSQ-Total, were taken to indicate a significant degree of hearing disability or activity limitation (16) . Expected normative scores for youths, adults and elderly need to be established for the SSQ versions in Portuguese, data which can provide information to help define realistic goals for interventions.…”

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“…The translation and cultural adaptation of the 49-item SSQ questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese has shown good conceptual and semantic equivalence for the items (10) . In an effort to overcome the drawback of the long time needed to apply the full version of the SSQ (49 questions, amounting to over 1000 words), short forms of the instrument have been devised (12,16,17) . A 12-item version of the SSQ was developed based on a multi-center experience and factor analysis (12) .…”

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Incapacidade auditiva medida por meio do questionário Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ): estudo piloto da versão reduzida em Português Brasileiro

Miranda-Gonsalez

Almeida

2017

Audiol., Commun. Res.

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Introduction:The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) is a questionnaire that assesses subjective experience and quantifies hearing disabilities in communication situations. Purpose: To carry out a pilot study of a short version of the SSQ questionnaire in Brazilian Portuguese to measure hearing disability resulting from hearing loss. Methods: We selected 30 individuals, 12 males and 18 females, aged 18 to 89 years, with average education of nine years. The subjects underwent pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry tests and immittance measurements. Participants were divided into two groups according to hearing threshold, comprising 15 with normal hearing (NL) and 15 with hearing loss (HL). All participants answered the SSQ questionnaire -short version (12 items) -in the form of an interview, rating their communication performance in all situations assessed with a score of 0 to 10. Results: The mean scores obtained were 6.68 and 4.13 for the NL and HL groups, respectively. Individuals with hearing loss had lower scores than subjects with normal hearing. A high Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found in both groups, demonstrating good internal consistency between the different items of the questionnaire. Conclusion: The short version of the SSQ in Brazilian Portuguese was sensitive in differentiating the performance of individuals with and without hearing loss, confirming its potential for assessing limitations in hearing and communication activities experienced by hearing-impaired individuals in their everyday lives.

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“…Several studies have reported an abnormal auditory temporal processing among middle-aged adults, which is important for speech perception [15,[23][24][25] . In addition to abnormal temporal processing, the prevalence of hearing-related problems are also higher among middle-aged adults compared to younger adults [26] . In addition, a large proportion of middle-aged adults require higher signal-to-noise ratios -SNR-to achieve criterion levels of performance during speech identification in the presence of noise [27] .…”

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Perception of Consonants in Speech-Shaped Noise among Young and Middle-Aged Adults

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OBJECTIVE:The present study was carried out to compare the consonant perception of young and middle-aged adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions. MATERIALS and METHODS:Twenty-nine adults aged between 18 and 55 years old participated in the study, and were separated into two groups based on their age: Group I, comprising 15 young adults aged between 18 and 40 years old, and Group II, comprising 14 middle-aged adults aged between 41 and 55 years old. All the participants had normal hearing sensitivity in both ears. RESULTS:Consonant perception was better in favorable listening conditions for both young and middle-aged adults. Comparison of the consonant identification scores of young and middle-aged adults showed significantly poorer scores among middle-aged adults in both quiet and noisy listening conditions. CONCLUSION:The findings of the present study reveal that middle-aged adults have small but significant consonant perception difficulties compared to younger adults in quiet and noisy listening conditions.

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Hearing Disability Measured by the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale in Clinically Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Middle-Aged Persons, and Disability Screening by Means of a Reduced SSQ (the SSQ5)

Cited by 97 publications

References 39 publications

Quality of Life and Auditory Performance in Adults with Asymmetric Hearing Loss

Quality of Life and Auditory Performance in Adults with Asymmetric Hearing Loss

Incapacidade auditiva medida por meio do questionário Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ): estudo piloto da versão reduzida em Português Brasileiro

Perception of Consonants in Speech-Shaped Noise among Young and Middle-Aged Adults

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