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20Q: Listening Effort – Understanding its Role in Audiology and Patients' Lives

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1.  Why will a person usually report that effort is not a problem?
  1. They want to hide the truth
  2. They don’t understand what effort is
  3. They avoid situations that are effortful
  4. They don’t think you will understand
2.  Even if a person is not consciously aware of their listening effort, how may they demonstrate that listening is effortful?
  1. Declining to attend social activities
  2. Poor multitasking while listening
  3. Falling behind on household activities
  4. All of the above
3.  When a person is exerting more effort:
  1. Clinicians cannot notice anything reliable in the voice
  2. Clinicians can notice because of changes in speaking rate
  3. Clinicians can notice because of changes in voice pitch
  4. Clinicians can notice because of changes in pupil size
4.  When extra words form context in a sentence:
  1. Effort increases due to the extra complexity
  2. Effort decreases because of predicted words
  3. Effort stays the same because most sentences have context
  4. Effort stays the same because it is mainly driven by background noise
5.  What is a practical way of understanding listening effort in a clinical setting?
  1. Measuring changes in pupil dilation
  2. Measuring changes in heart rate
  3. Asking about listening avoidance strategies and fatigue
  4. Asking about speech recognition accuracy
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