Speech perception benefits of internet versus conventional telephony for hearing-impaired individuals

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

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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)

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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