Speech recognition thresholds in noisy areas: reference values for normal hearing adults.

Unlabelled: In audiology clinics, complaints about difficulties in speech recognition in noise environments are frequent, even for normal-hearing individuals. Thus, the audiologist must not only identify a hearing loss, but also analyze speech recognition, under noisy conditions similar to those found in our daily lives.

Aim: Determine the reference value for the recognition of phrases under noisy conditions, in the free field, for adult normal hearing patients.