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mean scores for HiRes 120 were significantly higher
than scores after subjects were refit with HiRes.
Table 1
Mean Speech Scores for HiRes and HiRes 120
Sound
Processing Group
Test Interval
CNC Words
HINT Sentences in
Quiet
Hint Sentences in
Noise (+8 dB SNR)
* HiRes 120 score significantly different from baseline
HiRes score (p<.05)
**HiRes 120 score significantly different from baseline
and 3-month HiRes scores (p<.05)
Forty-three of 50 subjects (86%) preferred HiRes 120
over HiRes. Subjects rated strength of preference for
the two strategies on a scale from 1 (weak preference)
to 10 (strong preference). The mean strength of prefer-
ence for the 43 subjects who preferred HiRes 120 was
7.9 (range: 1-10). The strength of preference was rated
as 8 or higher by 26 of the 43 subjects, and 16 of the
43 subjects rated their preference as 10 (strong prefer-
ence). For the 7 subjects who preferred HiRes, the mean
strength of preference was 4.4 (range: 1-9).
HiRes HiRes 120 HiRes
Baseline 3 Months
63 65
88 93*
64 70**
3 Months
63
91
65
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