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\title{Assessment of 20 disyllabic Albanian word lists for speech audiometry in
normal hearing young adults and children}



\author[1]{adrien xhuvani}%
\author[2]{Rémi  HERVOCHON }%
\author[3]{Evelyne Ferrary}%
\author[4]{dritan vasili}%
\author[4]{holta sulaj}%
\author[3]{Frederic TANKERE}%
\affil[1]{Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière}%
\affil[2]{University Hospital Pitié Salpêtrière}%
\affil[3]{Hopitaux Universitaires Pitie Salpetriere-Charles Foix}%
\affil[4]{hygeia hospital, tirana, albania}%


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  \date{May 16, 2024}


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Objectives Because there is no validated speech audiometry word list in
Albanian, the aim of this study was to create and evaluate lists of
words in normal hearing children and young adults. Methods In total, 20
lists of 10 spondaic disyllabic words were created, taking into account
the idiosyncrasies of the Albanian language. Eighty-three young adults
and 86 children were included. For each ear, the difference between the
speech recognition threshold (SRT) and the pure tone average threshold
(PTA) was calculated. The psychometric function slope was also
calculated. Results The difference between the SRT and PTA was 3.2\selectlanguage{ngerman}±2.1dB
in adults and 3.3±2.4dB in children. A value \selectlanguage{english}[?]7dB was observed in 93\%
of adults and 92\% of children. The psychometric function slope was
7.3\%/dB in adults and 7.9\%/dB in children. Conclusion Speech
audiometry in the Albanian language can now be performed using the lists
defined in the present study.%
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