A 1 dB detection gain can shift speech identification by 15 to 20 points

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• The audiogram only measures sound detection, omitting everything else about auditory perception. (similarity 0.85)
• Amounts of masking are expressed as dB differences, not absolute dB SPL levels. (similarity 0.85)
• A meaningful speech-in-noise benefit requires at least 6 dB of SNR improvement (similarity 0.84)
• Speech reception thresholds plateau beyond a target low-pass attenuation floor (similarity 0.84)
• Hearing thresholds vary individually but share a common perceptual order (similarity 0.84)
• Sound’s constant speed across wavelengths is what preserves speech intelligibility (similarity 0.84)
• Small detection-threshold gains amplify into much larger identification-level changes (similarity 0.83)
• The auditory cortex decodes speech from acoustically jumbled waveforms. (similarity 0.83)
• The auditory spectrum differs from the physical power spectrum in resolution and shape (similarity 0.83)
• Exaggerated pitch contours assist speech intelligibility in noisy settings (similarity 0.83)
• Detecting changes in auditory textures depends mainly on integration time available (similarity 0.83)
• Auditory sensitivity varies nonuniformly across the frequency range (similarity 0.82)
• High ambient noise forces listeners to raise volume toward hearing-loss levels (similarity 0.82)
• Low-frequency tones become relatively louder as level increases. (similarity 0.82)
• The specific hearing-aid prescriptive fitting rule barely affects speech intelligibility (similarity 0.82)