Applications of automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies for hearing assessment: a scoping review.

Objective: Exploring applications of automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies in hearing assessment and evaluations of hearing aids. Design: Review protocol was registered at the INPLASY database and was performed following the PRISMA scoping review guidelines. A search in ten da...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Audiology Vol. 64; no. 6; pp. 537 - 549
Autores principales: Fatehifar, Mohsen, Schlittenlacher, Josef, Almufarrij, Ibrahim, Wong, David, Cootes, Tim, Munro, Kevin J.
Formato: glossary research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2025
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          Fatehifar, Mohsen
          Schlittenlacher, Josef
          Almufarrij, Ibrahim
          Wong, David
          Cootes, Tim
          Munro, Kevin J.
        affil: Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD), School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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          Hearing Disorders Diagnosis
          Hearing Screening
          Automation
          Voice Recognition Systems
          Assistive Technology
          Hearing Aids Evaluation
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          Scoping Review
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          Speech Perception
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          Speech Reception Threshold Test
          Speech Intelligibility
      ab: Objective: Exploring applications of automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies in hearing assessment and evaluations of hearing aids. Design: Review protocol was registered at the INPLASY database and was performed following the PRISMA scoping review guidelines. A search in ten databases was conducted in January 2023 and updated in June 2024. Study sample: Studies that used automatic speech recognition or text-to-speech to assess measures of hearing ability (e.g. speech reception threshold), or to configure hearing aids were retrieved. Of the 2942 records found, 28 met the inclusion criteria. Results: The results indicated that text-to-speech could effectively replace recorded stimuli in speech intelligibility tests, requiring less effort for experimenters, without negatively impacting outcomes (n = 5). Automatic speech recognition captured verbal responses accurately, allowing for reliable speech reception threshold measurements without human supervision (n = 7). Moreover, automatic speech recognition was employed to simulate participants' hearing, with high correlations between simulated and empirical data (n = 14). Finally, automatic speech recognition was used to optimise hearing aid configurations, leading to higher speech intelligibility for wearers compared to the original configuration (n = 3). Conclusions: There is the potential for automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech systems to enhance accessibility of, and efficiency in, hearing assessments, offering unsupervised testing options, and facilitating hearing aid personalisation.
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