- Tytuł:
- Do face masks affect the way we hear?
- Autorzy:
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Wróbel, Maciej J.
Czerniejewska-Wolska, Hanna
Madhavan, Maya
Kluczyński, Łukasz
Ostrowska, Magdalena
Marzec, Maria - Tematy:
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COVID-19
hearing
protective masks
word recognition score - Pokaż więcej
- Wydawca:
- Index Copernicus International
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/58733149.pdf  Link otwiera się w nowym oknie
- Opis:
- Aim: The aim of the study was to assess if wearing a face mask, hung from the ears, had an effect on the understanding of speech and the perception of surrounding sounds. Materials and Methods: Assessment of auditory perception using verbal noise audiometry in two clinical conditions; without a face mask and with a face mask. To assess the auditory perception ability, two parameters were measured; word recognition score (WRS) and sound intensity at maximal WRS. Results: Without wearing facial masks, the maximum values of WRS for the study group ranged from 75% to 100% with 52% of respondents achieved WRS 100%. While wearing face masks, the highest calculated WRS for the study group ranged from 80% to 100%, with 32% of individuals achieved WRS of 100%. Conclusion: The wearing of face masks do not change the speech recognition scores. This may indicate a stronger role of psycho-sociological aspects of hearing difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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