Abstract: An improved method and system for performing speech reception threshold testing includes calibrating one or more recorded spoken words to have substantially the same sound energy and presenting the one or more calibrated recorded spoken words to a test subject. A speech reception threshold of the test subject is measured by utilizing the one or more calibrated recorded spoken words wherein the speech reception threshold measured is indicative of a sound level at which the test subject can recognize the presented recorded spoken word or words.

Abstract: An improved method and system for performing speech intelligibility testing includes calibrating one or more recorded spoken words to have substantially the same sound energy and presenting the one or more calibrated recorded spoken words to a test subject. Speech intelligibility of the test subject is measured by utilizing the one or more calibrated recorded spoken words wherein the speech intelligibility measured is indicative of a percentage of the calibrated word or words that the test subject successfully identified.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is characterized by accepting voice input defining at least one spoken word; and calibrating the at least one spoken word in response to at least one defined speech-energy criterion. In one embodiment, a related system includes but is not limited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoing-referenced method embodiment; the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect the foregoing-referenced method embodiments depending upon the design choices of the system designer.