The Swedish hearing in noise test for children, HINT-C
2021 (English)In: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, ISSN 0165-5876, E-ISSN 1872-8464, Vol. 141, article id 110509Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a Swedish version of the Hearing In Noise Test for Children (HINT-C).
DESIGN: In the first part, the Swedish HINT lists for adults was evaluated by children at three signal to noise ratios (SNRs), -4, -1 and +2 dB. Lists including sentences not reaching 50% recognition at +2 dB SNR were excluded and the rest constituted the HINT-C. In the second part, HINT-C was evaluated in children and adults using an adaptive procedure to determine the SNR for 50% correctly repeated sentences. Study Sample In the first part, 112 children aged 6-11 years participated while another 28 children and 9 adults participated in the second part.
RESULTS: Eight out of 24 tested adult HINT lists did not reach the inclusion criteria. The remaining 16 lists formed the Swedish HINT-C which was evaluated in children 6-11 years old. A regression analysis showed that the predicted SNR threshold (dB) was 0.495-0.365*age (years + months/12) and the children reached the mean adult score at an age of 10.5 years.
CONCLUSIONS: A Swedish version of HINT-C was developed and evaluated in children six years and older.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 141, article id 110509
Keywords [en]
Children, HINT, Hearing in noise, Speech audiometry, Speech recognition
National Category
Otorhinolaryngology Pediatrics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-87612DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110509ISI: 000627379200005PubMedID: 33234330Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85096513694OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-87612DiVA, id: diva2:1504313
Note
Funding Agencies:
Hörselforskningsfonden (Hearing Foundation)
County council of Östergötland
Stiftelsen Tysta Skolan, Stockholm
2020-11-272020-11-272024-01-15Bibliographically approved