A Simple Head Turn Can Vastly Improve Understanding of Speech in Noisy Environments

[Reinier]

I must be missing something here.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/314939.php

"When tested in the laboratory, with the speech in front of the listener and interfering noise behind, the technique resulted in a 4-decibel improvement to intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment for both normal-hearing listeners and cochlear implant users".
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Already as a child I knew that turning my head allowed me to better hear something.
It came natural.
Why does a cat (as an example) have ears that are able to point to sound.
I seriously wonder if I am missing something here.
To me this research looks like wasted money.
I hope not. I donate to research.

 

[VRZ78]

"Our next goal would be study the impact that getting closer to the person speaking has on speech understanding"

 

[Amber]

I must be missing something here.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/314939.php

"When tested in the laboratory, with the speech in front of the listener and interfering noise behind, the technique resulted in a 4-decibel improvement to intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment for both normal-hearing listeners and cochlear implant users".
​

Already as a child I knew that turning my head allowed me to better hear something.
It came natural.
Why does a cat (as an example) have ears that are able to point to sound.
I seriously wonder if I am missing something here.
To me this research looks like wasted money.
I hope not. I donate to Action On Hearing Loss.

Doesn't this CBT study look like wasted money too?

Why is BTA funding this?

 

[Reinier]

Is this fund-raising for CBT? It looks like it.

 

[3ri0w]

And on the contrary sometimes when there is an annoying sound coming from somewhere..just turning my head seems to make the sound quiet down lol....

 

[VRZ78]

Luckily AOHL also founds much more interesting studies example the ones from the University of Sheffield

 

[glynis]

I know the BTA cover lots of information on insomnia with posts to read and downloadable talking information .
Insomnia trying sleep with tinnitus effects lots of sufferers and impacts on low mood even depression.
A good night sleep helps improve the mind and gives you more energy and both help you cope better with your tinnitus and helps confidence and all round improvement in your well-being...lots of love glynis

 

[Amber]

I know the BTA cover lots of information on insomnia with posts to read and downloadable talking information .
Insomnia trying sleep with tinnitus effects lots of sufferers and impacts on low mood even depression.
A good night sleep helps improve the mind and gives you more energy and both help you cope better with your tinnitus and helps confidence and all round improvement in your well-being...lots of love glynis

I agree glyn! You knew this without spending £73k on a CBT sleep study.

Is this fund-raising for CBT? It looks like it.

The heading should not leave anything up for interpretation. "CBT for tinnitus related insomnia." Cost: only £73,000

 

[glynis]

Treatment for insomnia is usually CBT.
Sleeping tablets are effective and so are low dose antidepressants but by CBT it helps train your mind and look into thoughts that might keep you awake and CBT is usually advised for people with long time sufferers of CBT.

I was on Amitryptaline for 12 years 100mg due to patio and rheumatoid arthritis and as I had not taken pain killers 300mg of tramadol for years I asked my doctor to try taper my medication and this caused me to not be able to go to sleep with sever insomnia as for 12 years the sedative side of the medication made me sleep and my brain did not have to do anything.
Coming off the medication caused sever depression as my brain was use to it for 12 years for pain but I had not got a clue that my brain has adjusted to the serotonin and without it gave me depression and insomnia.
Ended up on venlafaxine and 50mg or nortryptaline to help sleep and depression.
I can not sleep now without medication as went months in trying to on melatonin etc and did not help and ended up off work for weeks as totally messed up from sleep loss and sever tinnitus.
Happy to say I'm sleeping fine now on meds and back at work and my happy self ..im a strong person but CBT might have been a option for insomnia if was not caused by medication ...lots of love glynis

 

[Candy]

Wish they were putting it into research on a treatment...

 

[Coleoptere]

It is the only thing science can offer ATM I'm afraid. The next investigation could be the positive effect that can be achieved when the patient ears are doubled in size.

 

[Reinier]

The next investigation could be the positive effect that can be achieved when the patient ears are doubled in size.

Or use one of those old fashioned ear trumpets.
http://www.hearingaidmuseum.com/gallery/Non-Electric/EarTrumpets/index-trumpets.htm

 

[serendipity1996]

Wow...truly groundbreaking findings lol.

 

[SilverSpiral]

SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH!!! GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIFIC REVELATION: PLUGGING YOUR EARS AND SHOUTING "LALALALA" CAN DISRUPT YOUR ABILITY TO HEAR AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION!!!!