Hearing sensitivity alone cannot explain speech-in-noise difficulties

Evidence

Speech-in-noise (SiN) perception is something that many listener groups, including older adults, find difficult. Previous research has shown that hearing sensitivity cannot account for all speech perception difficulties, particularly in noise (Schneider and Pichora-Fuller 2000 ; Wingfield and Tun 2007 ). Consequently, cognition has emerged as another key factor. While there is general agreement that a relationship between cognition and speech perception exists, its nature and extent remain unclear. No single cognitive component has emerged as being important for all listening contexts, although working memory, as tested by reading span, often appears to be important. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1231

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• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1231