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When to Mask for Speech? • Interaural attenuation values:

–Speech recognition threshold (SRT) – 40 dB –Speech reception score (SRS) – 40 dB

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How Do We Mask? • Hood (plateau) Method

–Find unmasked threshold –Add effective masking –Re-establish threshold while masking –If there is no change, increase masking by 10 dB

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Hood Method (Continued)

• Re-establish threshold • If there is no change, increase masking by 10 dB • Re-establish threshold • If there is no change, record as threshold

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