Pure-tone detection threshold

1. Pure-tone detection threshold predicts speech recognition threshold in humans.

   “Audiometric detection thresholds below 1 kHz were the strongest predictors of SRTESTOI for both groups of older adults.”

   Humansin older adults with normal hearing or sloping high-frequency hearing loss

   Audiometric detection thresholds for older adults with normal and impaired hearing predict recognition of spectrally and temporally degraded speech in speech-modulated noise

   International journal of audiology·Jul 7, 2026

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