Contribution of cognitive functions, musical abilities, and auditory scene analysis to speech-in-noise perception

Executive functions and linguistic abilities positively relate to speech perception in noise (SiN) in adults. Musical expertise and auditory scene analysis (ASA) also appear to support this complex task, although their respective contributions remain unclear....

These findings support the multi-factorial nature of speech-in-noise difficulties; audiologists should not attribute poor speech-in-noise performance solely to peripheral hearing loss, but current evidence is insufficient to change specific clinical test protocols.

Identifying the cognitive and musical-ability contributors to speech-in-noise perception could eventually guide more targeted rehabilitation strategies beyond hearing-aid fitting for patients who struggle in noisy environments.

1. 01Study published in JASA Express Letters examines cognitive, musical, and auditory scene analysis contributions to speech-in-noise perception in adults.
2. 02Executive functions, musical expertise, and auditory scene analysis were all found to contribute to speech-in-noise performance.
3. 03Results highlight that speech-in-noise ability is not determined by peripheral hearing sensitivity alone.
4. 04Findings may have implications for designing more personalised audiological rehabilitation programmes.
5. 05Study population appears to be adults, though specific sample details are not provided in the title/abstract.

PMID

42240625

DOI

10.1121/10.0043926.

Journal

JASA Express Letters

Publication type

research_article

Evidence level

2b

Population

Adults with varying levels of musical expertise and hearing ability

Intervention

Assessment of executive functions, musical abilities, and auditory scene analysis in relation to speech-in-noise perception