Those frequencies within the 200 to 6000 Hz area that are most important for hearing and understanding speech.
Speech intelligibility
The ability to be understood when using speech. As hearing loss increases, typically speech intelligibility decreases.
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
A health care professional (minimum of a Masters degree in Speech-language pathology) whose professional practice includes the evaluation, rehabilitation and prevention of speech and language disorders. Speech and language delays are frequently seen in children with hearing losses.
Speech perception
The ability to recognize speech when it is presented at suprathreshold levels (levels loud enough to be heard).
Speech processor
The circuitry in the external part of a cochlear implant that converts analog signals from the microphone into digital signals which the brain understands.
Speech reception threshold (SRT)
Same as Speech recognition threshold.