MATERIAL FOR SPEECH AUDIOMETRY FOR NEPALESE POPULATION

Abstract

Objective:

To develop standardize Spondee list in Nepali Language to determine Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) for adult population and to find out the relationship between PTA & SRT.

Material & Methods:

This prospective study was conducted by selection of bisyllabic words, familiarity check and construction of list of most familiar bisyllabic words and standardizating the spondees with 30 adult Nepali speaker subjects, during July 2010 to Febuary 2011 at Ganeshman Singh Memorial academy of ENT-Head Neck Study, IOM, Kathmandu, Nepal

Results & Conclusion: The Nepali Spondee list is reliable and standardized and it can be clinically used to track the SRT in Nepalese population speaking adult population.

Keywords: Pure tone audiometry, Speech audiometry, Speech Reception threshold, Spondee