Erin Picou, Author at Phonak Audiology Blog - Phonak Pro

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Spheric Speech Clarity can help adolescents hear in the real world

In a real-world study, most adolescents preferred Spheric Speech Clarity in noisy environments where sounds changed quickly and speech came from different directions. Self-reported listening effort was also reduced by 15% compared to a traditional directional noise management system.

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VCLASS: Evaluating and monitoring listening difficulties in classrooms

The Vanderbilt Classroom Listening Assessment Short Survey is a picture-based questionnaire that specifically targets perceived listening abilities in school-based situations to help clinicians understand and support listening challenges in noisy school environments.

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Autism – addressing listening in classrooms

Remote microphone systems facilitate listening in noise and can reduce listening effort for youth with autism.