Modulation masking release reduction as a function of time-compressed speech

ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate the magnitude of the modulation masking release in sentence recognition as a function of compression level and modulation rate. Methods: sentences of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Hearing in Noise Test sentences were used as stimulus. The sentence recognition thresholds were established as a function of speech compression level (0%, 33%, and 50%) in steady and modulated noise at different modulation rates (4, 10, 32 Hz). The analysis of variance was performed for repeated measures, using the 5% significance level. Results: sentence recognition thresholds were higher for higher compression levels in the different types of noise. However, thresholds were smaller for modulated noises. Also, the magnitude of modulation masking release decreased as speech compression level increased. Nevertheless, no difference was observed in compressed speech between different noise modulation rates, in relation to the speech compression level. Conclusion: the magnitude of the modulation masking release decreased as the speech time-compression increased. Also, the reductions in modulation masking release, in relation to the speech time-compression level, did not differ between the masking-noise modulation rates (4, 10, and 32 Hz).

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Main Authors:	Pacífico,Fernando Augusto, Griz,Silvana Maria Sobral, Menezes,Denise Costa, Advincula,Karina Paes, Cordeiro,Ana Augusta de Andrade, Costa,Maria Lucia Gurgel da
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	ABRAMO Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462020000500507
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