Mantokoudis, Georgios; Dubach, Patrick; Pfiffner, Flurin; Kompis, Martin; Caversaccio, Marco; Senn, Pascal (2012). Speech perception benefits of internet versus conventional telephony for hearing-impaired individuals. Journal of medical internet research, 14(4), e102. Toronto: Centre of Global eHealth Innovation 10.2196/jmir.1818
Full text not available from this repository.Telephone communication is a challenge for many hearing-impaired individuals. One important technical reason for this difficulty is the restricted frequency range (0.3-3.4 kHz) of conventional landline telephones. Internet telephony (voice over Internet protocol [VoIP]) is transmitted with a larger frequency range (0.1-8 kHz) and therefore includes more frequencies relevant to speech perception. According to a recently published, laboratory-based study, the theoretical advantage of ideal VoIP conditions over conventional telephone quality has translated into improved speech perception by hearing-impaired individuals. However, the speech perception benefits of nonideal VoIP network conditions, which may occur in daily life, have not been explored. VoIP use cannot be recommended to hearing-impaired individuals before its potential under more realistic conditions has been examined.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Mantokoudis, Georgios, Kompis, Martin |
ISSN: |
1439-4456 |
Publisher: |
Centre of Global eHealth Innovation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:38 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:12 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.2196/jmir.1818 |
PubMed ID: |
22805169 |
Web of Science ID: |
000308609600021 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/15560 (FactScience: 222939) |
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