Fig. 2.

Mean number correct vowel identifications for whole syllable, vowel center and half vowel center slices. In this and succeeding figures, Results show that HI listeners do as well as NH listeners in identifying the vowel when the whole syllable is presented. But, when only the steady-state or center of the vowel, or only half the center part of the vowel, is present, the HI listeners are significantly poorer in identifying the vowel correctly compared to the NH listeners. Error bars represent standard error of the mean. Asterisks indicate significant differences between NH and HI listeners for the vowel centers and half vowel centers (^**P<0.01). NH, listeners with normal hearing; HI, listeners with hearing loss.