Hearing Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to validate a Swiss German children's language test. Standard values for the speech intelligibility of Swiss German monosyllables and disyllables for children with normal hearing aged 4-6 years are recorded.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSpeech test
The hearing screening ensures normal hearing before enrollment. The speech reception threshold for swiss german mono- and bisyllable words is determined in an adaptive procedure.
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
University Hospital, Zürich
Luzerner Kantonsspital
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Native Swiss German speakers * Hearing threshold better than 20dB HL at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4kHz * Written informed consent by the parents
Exclusion criteria
* Hearing loss * Cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speech reception threshold for monosyllabic words | Single visit at baseline | Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) measured in decibel sound pressure level (dB SPL), with lower scores indicating better hearing |
| Speech reception threshold for bisyllabic words | Single visit at baseline | Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) measured in decibel sound pressure level (dB SPL), with lower scores indicating better hearing |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speech reception threshold in noise for monosyllabic words | Single visit at baseline | Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) measured in decibel signal-to-noise ratio (dB SNR) with lower scores indicating better hearing |
| Speech reception threshold in noise for bisyllabic words | Single visit at baseline | Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) measured in decibel signal-to-noise ratio (dB SNR) with lower scores indicating better hearing |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed