Auditory Testing in Noise with Language Barrier — A Case Study

This paper is devoted to the issue of auditory testing using matrix tests, which, because of their properties, are suitable test material even for repeated measurements. It describes the data preparation, testing procedure, and results of auditory testing of refugees from Ukraine, for whom the Slovak language was unknown until they arrived in Slovakia. Fifteen participants listened to five-word Slovak sentences in the presence of different levels of noise and marked the heard words through the developed testing interface. The results obtained indicate a significant influence of language on the results of auditory tests. It turns out to be necessary to use tests in the speaker’s native language when examining auditory competence.