Can auditory and visual speech perception be trained within a group setting?
PURPOSE: This study attempted to determine whether auditory-only and auditory-visual speech perception could be trained in a group format. METHOD: A randomized controlled trial with at least 16 participants per group was completed. A training-only group completed at least 5 hr of group speech perception training; a training plus psychosocial group completed at least 5 hr of group speech perception training and psychosocial exercises; and a control group did not receive training. Evaluations were conducted before and after training and included analytic and synthetic measures of speech perception, hearing loss-related and generic quality of life scales, and a class evaluation form. RESULTS: No significant group changes were measured on any of the analytic auditory-only or auditory-visual measures of speech perception, yet the majority of training participants (regardless of training group) reported improvement in auditory and auditory-visual speech perception. The training participants
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