Binaural Fusion Test in English for Children

Abstract

While evaluating individuals with (central) auditory processing disorders it is essential that different processes be assessed. One such process that requires to be evaluated is binaural interaction. Hence the present study was carried out with the intention of developing a binaural fusion test for children speaking English in India. The developed test comprised of four lists of CVC words with each list having 25 phonemically balanced words. These word lists were filtered using a low band pass of 500 H z to 700 Hz and a high band pass of 1800 Hz to 2000 Hz. The developed test material was administered on 50 normal hearing children. in the age range of 7 years to 12 years. The results indicated that as the age in creased, performance 011 the binaural fusion test also increased. However, there was no significant difference between the gender and the lists.