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cord-318348-7ns7r2g7	Bandaru, S V	The effects of N95 mask and face shield on speech perception among healthcare workers in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic scenario	2020-09-28		.txt	text/plain	2823	165	55	This study aimed to assess the effect of using an N95 mask and face shield on speech perception among healthcare workers with normal hearing. Speech reception threshold and speech discrimination score were obtained, first without using personal protective equipment and then repeated with the audiologist wearing an N95 mask and face shield. Our aim was to quantitatively assess the effect of using an N95 mask and face shield on speech understanding among healthcare workers with normal hearing by determining its effect on speech reception thresholds and speech discrimination scores. • N95 masks and face shields are being used to protect from aerosol-related spread of infection • However, this personal protective equipment (PPE) hampers communication • This study found a significant increase in speech reception threshold (mean of 12.4 dB) with PPE use • The speech discrimination score worsened by 7 per cent with PPE (vs without PPE) when stimuli were presented at the same level	./cache/cord-318348-7ns7r2g7.txt	./txt/cord-318348-7ns7r2g7.txt