Table 1.
Comparison of the tests applied with the hearing aids as regards the age of the attendees.
| Tests applied with the hearing aids | 55 years and younger (n = 34) |
Above 55 years old (n = 34) |
P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Min. | Max. | Mean ± SD | Min. | Max. | ||
| SMRT Score (RPO) | 5.25 ± 1.37 | 3.3 | 7.56 | 4.54 ± 1.21 | 2.73 | 6.6 | .120a |
| Composite RGDT Threshold (ms) | 17 ± 7.8 | 2 | 30 | 20.2 ± 10.6 | 2 | 40 | .224b |
| SRT in TMT (SNR-dB) | −0.98 ± 2.59 | −5.1 | 6.1 | 0.05 ± 2.34 | −2.6 | 6 | .179b |
| SI in TMT (%) | 67 ± 16 | 30 | 91 | 64.8 ± 10.6 | 40 | 79 | .644a |
∗p < 0.05. Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; SD: Standard deviation; ms: Millisecond; RPO: Ripples per octave; SMRT: Spectral-temporally modulated ripple test; RGDT: Random gap detection test; TMT: Turkish matrix test; SI: Speech intelligibility; SNR: Signal-to-noise ratio; SRT: Speech reception threshold; a: Independent Samples T Test, b: Mann-Whitney U Test.