Face masks have proven to be key to slowing down the SARS-Cov2 virus spread in the
COVID-19 pandemic context. However, wearing face masks is not devoid of “side-effects”, at …

Face masks are an important tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19. However, it is
unclear how different types of masks affect speech recognition in different levels of …

Identifying speech requires that listeners make rapid use of fine-grained acoustic cues—a
process that is facilitated by being able to see the talker's face. Face masks present a …

Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of surgical masks and face
shields on speech intelligibility of adults with moderate to severe hearing loss. Design This …

The pandemic has made wearing masks commonplace, prompting researchers to
investigate their effects on interpersonal perception. Findings indicate masks obstruct face …

COVID‐19 has modified numerous aspects of children's social environments. Many children
are now spoken to through a mask. There is little empirical evidence attesting to the effects …

Though necessary, protective mask wearing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
presents communication challenges. The present study examines how signal degradation …

Teachers and students are wearing face masks in many classrooms to limit the spread of the
coronavirus. Face masks disrupt speech understanding by concealing lip-reading cues and …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, mask-wearing in classrooms has become commonplace.
However, there are little data on the effect of face-masks on children's language input and …

The current study investigates the intelligibility of face-masked speech while manipulating
speaking style, presence of visual information about the speaker, and level of background …