The Influence of Vowels on the Identification of Spoken Disyllabic Words in the Malayalam Language for Individuals with Hearing Loss
Vijaya Kumar Narne, Dhanya Mohan, M Badariya, Sruthi Das Avileri, Saransh Jain, Sunil Kumar Ravi, Yerraguntla Krishna, Reesha Oovattil Hussain, Abdulaziz Almudhi, Peter J Kullar, Jameel Muzaffar · 2024
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The authors study why two-syllable words in Malayalam are easier for people with hearing loss to catch than one-syllable words. Their 2024 study runs three linked tests. Word lists in this South Indian language are a staple of hearing clinics.
First, word score curves were mapped in forty-five normal-hearing listeners across nine sound levels. Next, top scores were gathered from one thousand people with nerve-type hearing loss, split by severity. Two-syllable lists beat one-syllable lists at every loss level. Last, errors across seventeen vowel pairings were checked in thirty-seven listeners. Context clues and low-pitch vowel cues explain the edge, above all for those who keep some low-pitch hearing. Scores fell only at severe and profound loss.
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| CREATOR | Vijaya Kumar Narne, Dhanya Mohan, M Badariya, Sruthi Das Avileri, Saransh Jain, Sunil Kumar Ravi, Yerraguntla Krishna, Reesha Oovattil Hussain, Abdulaziz Almudhi, Peter J Kullar, Jameel Muzaffar |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |