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Speech Testing • Speech Reception Threshold (SRT)

• Speech Awareness Threshold (SAT)/ Speech Detection Threshold (SDT)

• Word Recognition (Speech Discrimination)

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SRT • Used to obtain a threshold for speech • Can be compared to PTA for tones • These two values should be within 5dB to 10dB of each other • Level where speech is understood

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SRT (Continued) • Spondee words are presented

• Bracket SRT just like pure tone thresholds

• Can use a bone oscillator on kids to check for conductive loss

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