Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Evaluation of auditory speech perception by simple and complex Persian speech stimuli in to 7-year- old children with sensory- neural hearing impairment

Authors
M Ahmadi
Y Modarres
N Erber
10.22038/ijorl.2005.28684
Abstract
Ntroduction: of a person's ability to perceive speech is considered to be an essential component of auditory assessment before administering of medical treatment and rehabilitative management. Previous studies have shown that audiometric information yield by pure tones cannot estimate this ability .The first purpose of the study was to prepare a Persian auditory percepțion test on the basis of vocobulary for 6 to 7 year old Iranian children.
Materials and Method: The frequency of monosyllabic bisyllabic, and multisyllabic Persian words in 873 children books were considered in preparation of the Persian version of the GASP/Modarres auditory speech perception test in Persian. The test was conducted while using hearing aids to a group of sitty six to seven years old children with moderate to profound hearing loss (ANSI, 1969).
Results: There was no significant difference between test and retest scores (P>05). This indicates high test - retest reliability of the auditory speech perception test. ANOVA indicated significant difference in speech perception ability in three hearing loss groups (P<0.001). This indicates high construct validity of the Persian auditory speech perception test for 6 to 7 year old hearing - impaired Iranian children.
Conclusion: It is infered from the results that the Modarres test can be conducted as a valid and reliable test for speech auditory perception ability in 6 to 7 year old Iranian children before administering medical treatment and rehabilitative management.