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11. Cochlear Function and Speech Recognition in the Elderly.

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Quaranta, Antonio, Sallustio, Vincenzo, and Scaringi, Angelo

Subjects
HEALTH of older people, COCHLEA physiology, SPEECH perception
Abstract

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the performance of elderly subjects in advanced tests that assess primary cochlear functions (temporal summation, frequency selectivity, cochlear mechanics) and relate them to speech recognition scores. The results show that measures of primary cochlear function in elderly subjects are worse than in young adults, suggesting that receptor failure is primarily involved in 'presbyacusis'. Moreover, the data suggest that significant changes in the conductive structures within the inner ear could be involved in age-related hearing loss. Peripheral function deterioration seems to be highly relevant for speech recognition; in fact, it was found that the elderly with the poorest speech recognition scores also had the worst frequency selectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2001
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