Digits-in-noise test as an assessment tool for hearing loss and hearing aids

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dc.contributor.author Schimmel, Carly
dc.contributor.author Cormier, Kayla
dc.contributor.author Manchaiah, Vinaya
dc.contributor.author Swanepoel, De Wet
dc.contributor.author Sharma, Anu
dc.date.accessioned 2024-08-12T11:41:35Z
dc.date.available 2024-08-12T11:41:35Z
dc.date.issued 2024-04
dc.description DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. en_US
dc.description.abstract The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between an American English Digits in Noise (DIN) test and commonly used audiological measures to evaluate the DIN test’s ability to detect hearing loss and validate hearing aid fitting. QuickSIN and DIN tests were completed by participants with untreated hearing loss (n = 46), prescription hearing aids (n = 15), and over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids (n = 12). Performance on the QuickSIN showed moderate positive correlations with DIN for untreated hearing loss participants and prescription hearing aid users, but not for OTC hearing aid users. For untreated hearing loss participants, both QuickSIN and DIN tests showed positive moderate to strong correlations with high frequency pure-tone averages. In OTC users, DIN scores did not significantly change over a 6-month time period and were better when conducted remotely compared to in-person testing. Our results suggest that the DIN test may be a feasible monitoring option for individuals with hearing loss and those fitted with hearing aids. However, due to small sample size in this pilot study, future research is needed to examine DIN test’s utility for fitting and validating OTC hearing aids. en_US
dc.description.department Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.sponsorship AB Nexus Research Collaboration Grant from University of Colorado and Demant Foundation Grant. en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.mdpi.com/journal/audiolres en_US
dc.identifier.citation Schimmel, C.; Cormier, K.; Manchaiah, V.; Swanepoel, D.W.; Sharma, A. Digits-in-Noise Test as an Assessment Tool for Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids. Audiology Research 2024, 14, 342–358. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres14020030. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2039-4349 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.3390/audiolres14020030
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97567
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher MDPI en_US
dc.rights © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). en_US
dc.subject Teleaudiology en_US
dc.subject Digits-in-noise (DIN) en_US
dc.subject Speech-in-noise (SIN) en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.subject Over-the-counter (OTC) en_US
dc.subject Hearing aids en_US
dc.title Digits-in-noise test as an assessment tool for hearing loss and hearing aids en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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