An overview of the key findings of research conducted in the Human Auditory Development Laboratory focused on identifying factors that support maturation of speech perception in the presence of competing background sounds. The data presented highlights the prolonged time course of development for recognizing target speech in the presence of competing speech relative to steady noise, highlighting potential mechanisms underlying this difference. Results from studies investigating effects of listener factors such as age, linguistic knowledge, hearing loss, and intellectual disability on children’s outcomes are reviewed. Finally, the applicability of prior findings with respect to understanding the challenges children face when listening to speech in real-world environments is discussed. This course is presented in partnership with the American Auditory Society (AAS).
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how speech recognition in the presence of competing background sounds develops during infancy and childhood
- After this course, participants will be able to explain how factors such as age, language skills, and hearing loss may impact the ability to hear speech in noise
- After this course, participants will be able to identify potential clinical tools for accurately assessing speech recognition in steady noise and in competing speech
Agenda
| 0-15 Minutes | Importance of understanding how children develop the ability to hear speech in competing sounds and background information related to types of backgrounds. |
| 15-25 Minutes | Overview of studies documenting children's speech recognition difficulties when the background sounds are a small number of speech streams. |
| 25-40 Minutes | Factors responsible for children's increased difficulties when listening in noise. |
| 40-50 Minutes | The impact of childhood hearing loss on masked speech recognition |
| 50-55 Minutes | Clinical assessment of speech-in-speech recognition and considerations for clinical practice and future research. |
| 55-60 Minutes | Q & A |
Presented By
Lori Leibold
PhD
Lori Leibold is the Senior Director of the Center for Hearing Research and the Director of the Human Auditory Development Laboratory at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. She reviewed her B.S. from McMaster University, M.Sc. from the University of Western Ontario, and her Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Her background is in audiology and developmental psychoacoustics. Her program of research investigates auditory development broadly, with a specific focus on how children learn to hear and understand speech in the presence of competing background sounds. This research involves individuals ranging in age from 6 months to 40+ years, including infants and children with hearing loss, children and adults who speak both English and Spanish, and children with Down syndrome.
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Financial disclosures: Dr. Leibold has grant support provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is an employee of Boys Town National Research Hospital.
Non-financial disclosures: Dr. Leibold is an ad hoc reviewer for the NIH and the Hearing Health Foundation; and a member of the American Auditory Society, the Acoustical Society of America, and the Association for Research in Otolaryngology.
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