Development of the Children's English and Spanish Speech Recognition Test: Sound Field Data From Children With and Without Hearing Loss

Emily Buss; Lori J Leibold; Lauren Calandruccio; Ryan W McCreery; Jacob Oleson; Barbara Rodriguez

doi:10.1097/AUD.0000000000001887

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Development of the Children's English and Spanish Speech Recognition Test: Sound Field Data From Children With and Without Hearing Loss

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Development of the Children's English and Spanish Speech Recognition Test: Sound Field Data From Children With and Without Hearing Loss

Emily Buss, Lori J Leibold, Lauren Calandruccio, Ryan W McCreery, Jacob Oleson and Barbara Rodriguez

Ear and hearing

09/16/2026

DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001887

PMID: 42747411

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Abstract

Speech perception testing in the sound field plays an important role in assessing outcomes for children with hearing loss, particularly those who use sensory aids. The goals of the present report were to (1) establish normative data in the sound field for the Children's English and Spanish Speech Recognition test (ChEgSS) using English or Spanish targets presented in speech-shaped noise or two-talker speech, and (2) provide preliminary data on ChEgSS in the sound field for children with hearing loss to guide a large-scale evaluation of the ChEgSS test conducted at multiple pediatric audiology clinics across the U.S. Experiment 1 administered ChEgSS in the sound field to children (4 to 17 years) with normal hearing, including English monolinguals and Spanish-English bilinguals. Experiment 2 administered ChEgSS in the sound field to children with bilateral hearing loss, tested with and without their hearing aids. As observed previously for ChEgSS presented over headphones, performance in the sound field improved with age, with larger age effects in the speech masker than in the noise masker. Results for most bilingual children were similar whether listening in English or Spanish. For children with hearing loss, aided ChEgSS scores tended to be similar to or better than those obtained unaided, supporting the idea that sound field presentation of ChEgSS can characterize the benefit associated with appropriate amplification. Results indicate the feasibility of using ChEgSS to assess speech recognition in the sound field for English monolingual and Spanish-English bilingual children.

Benefit of amplification

Speech audiometry

Word recognition

Multilingual

Speech-in-speech

Non-native

Pediatric audiology

Speech perception

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Title: Subtitle: Development of the Children's English and Spanish Speech Recognition Test: Sound Field Data From Children With and Without Hearing Loss
Creators: Emily Buss - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lori J Leibold - Boys Town National Research Hospital
Lauren Calandruccio - Case Western Reserve University
Ryan W McCreery - Boys Town National Research Hospital
Jacob Oleson - University of Iowa
Barbara Rodriguez - University of New Mexico
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Ear and hearing
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001887
PMID: 42747411
NLM abbreviation: Ear Hear
ISSN: 1538-4667
eISSN: 1538-4667
Grant note: R01 DC015056 / NIDCD NIH HHS
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 09/16/2026
Academic Unit: Biostatistics; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9985230931302771

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