Evaluating the user-operated audible contrast threshold test as a language-independent proxy of speech-in-noise perception

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the U-ACT as a language-independent measure of speech-in-noise perception.
• Developed and assessed the user-operated audible contrast threshold test (U-ACT)
• Evaluated its effectiveness as a proxy for speech-in-noise perception
• Implemented U-ACT in various audiology clinic settings
• U-ACT demonstrated reliability as a measurement tool
• Effectively served as a proxy for assessing supra-threshold hearing abilities
• Improved workflow efficiency in audiology clinics