Speech recognition in right and left handers normal hearing: there is a difference?

Speech recognition in noise in right and left handers normal hearing: there is a difference?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000799055

Enrollment

Registered

2010-09-27

Start date

2010-02-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Assess the speech recognition in right and left handed adults subjects with normal hearing and observe the differences between the groups. It is known that there brain differences, structural or functional, between right- and left –handers, reflected in speech recognition.

Interventions

The Portuguese Sentences Lists test to right and left handers was applied. With this test was obtained the speech recognition thresholds in noise and the signal to noise ratio to each ear. The application was made in a single session of 20 minutes and was applied only once in each participant. The total study duration was 4 months.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 44 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Hearing thresholds under 25 dB from 500 to 4000 Hz; no complaints of tinnitus and hyperacusis.

Exclusion criteria

Hearing loss; complaints of tinnitus and hyperacusis.

Outcome results