Publications by authors named "Briana Arzuaga"
Objectives: This study explored the effects of different face masks on school-age children's and young adults' word recognition.
Design: Speech recognition thresholds were measured adaptively in a two-talker speech masker using a closed-set picture pointing task. Target words were recorded by a female talker in five conditions: no mask, transparent mask, face shield, N95 mask and surgical mask.