Fig. 4.

Mean number correct vowel identifications for final transition, half and quarter final transition. Error bars represent standard error of the mean. Asterisks indicate significant differences between NH and HI for the whole transitions and half transitions (^**P<0.01). That is, when only the end part of the syllable, or half of the ending part, is present, the HI listeners are significantly poorer at correctly identifying the syllable vowel than are the NH listeners. NH, listeners with normal hearing; HI, listeners with hearing loss.