@inproceedings{b6aae1e0481b4f72b045642f19deea28,
title = "The impact of reduced speech intelligibility on reaction time in a naval combat environment",
abstract = "Despite attempts to limit noise exposure, noise-induced hearing loss remains prevalent in the military. Both hearing loss and the noise itself can lead to communication issues which could negatively impact operational performance. This study builds upon a series of experiments examining the relationship between reduced speech intelligibility and performance in a naval command and control environment by equipping Navy watch standers with hearing loss simulators that control speech intelligibility in real time as they were engaged in a simulated operational scenario. This effort focused on the effects that a Sailor with impaired hearing might have on unimpaired shipmates and how the mission might specifically be impacted. Results showed that as speech intelligibility decreased for the impaired watch stander perceived workload increased in an unimpaired shipmate and the latency of the crew to respond to incoming missile threats and a direct order to kill an enemy ship increased significantly.",
author = "Benjamin Sheffield and John Ziriax and Keller, {M. David} and William Barns and Douglas Brungart",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1177/1541931213601757",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society",
publisher = "Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.",
pages = "1570--1574",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2017 International Annual Meeting, HFES 2017",
note = "Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2017 International Annual Meeting, HFES 2017 ; Conference date: 09-10-2017 Through 13-10-2017",
}