Comparison between Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN test) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Sultan, O., Elmahallawy, T., kolkaila, E., Lasheen, R. (2020). Comparison between Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN test) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss. EKB Journal Management System, 21(3), 176-185. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.28080.1195
Ola Sultan; Trandil H. Elmahallawy; Enaas A. kolkaila; Reham Mamdouh Lasheen. "Comparison between Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN test) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss". EKB Journal Management System, 21, 3, 2020, 176-185. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.28080.1195
Sultan, O., Elmahallawy, T., kolkaila, E., Lasheen, R. (2020). 'Comparison between Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN test) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss', EKB Journal Management System, 21(3), pp. 176-185. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.28080.1195
Sultan, O., Elmahallawy, T., kolkaila, E., Lasheen, R. Comparison between Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN test) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 21(3): 176-185. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.28080.1195

Comparison between Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN test) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
Article 11, Volume 21, Issue 3, November 2020, Page 176-185  XML PDF (772.5 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.28080.1195
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Authors
Ola Sultan email 1; Trandil H. Elmahallawy2; Enaas A. kolkaila2; Reham Mamdouh Lasheen3
1Audio-vestibular medicine unit , ENT departement , Tanta Faculty of Medicine , Tanta , EGYPT
2Audio- vestibular medicine Unit, ENT Department, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta, Egypt.
3Audiovestibular unit, faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare between the two newly developed Arabic speech in noise tests (QuickSIN and HINT) to study the clinical utility of both tests in adults with sensorineural hearing loss.
Patients and Methods: Seventy five subjects, aged 18-50 years, were divided into two groups: Control group consisted of 25 normal hearing subjects and study group consisted of 50 subjects, who were further divided into three subgroups. Subgroup (IIa): 20 subjects with moderate and moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss. Subgroup (IIb): 20 subjects with moderate and moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss who were HAs users. Subgroup (IIc): 10 subjects with unilateral Cochlear implantation (CI). Materials: Arabic QuickSIN, Arabic HINT and Arabic Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) questionnaire.
Results: The QuickSIN test had some advantages over HINT in terms of clinical use. The QuickSIN test showed better separation in recognition performances between normal hearing and hearing loss than HINT. The sensitivity for QuickSIN was higher than HINT in all subgroups. Correlation for the QuickSIN test with APHAP background noise (BN) subscale was higher than the correlation for the HINT in HL and HA subgroups. However, both tests were not correlated with APHAB (BN) subscale in CI group.
Conclusion: Both tests explain the listener’s experience of hearing in background noise. However, QuickSIN test is a more sensitive measure of speech perception in noise than HINT does in both unaided and aided conditions. CI subjects had the lowest performance for both tests.
Keywords
Arabic abbreviated profile of hearing aid benefit; hearing in noise test; quick speech in noise test
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