Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 6, 2026
14:05
Behavioral Assessment of Hearing in 2 to 4 Year-old Children: A Two-interval, Observer-based Procedure Using Conditioned Play-based Responses
Published on: January 23, 2017
Auditory temporal resolution threshold in elderly individuals
Daniela Soares de Queiroz1, Teresa Maria Momensohn-Santos, Fátima Cristina Alves Branco-Barreiro
1Fonoaudióloga, Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC - SP), Brazil. queiroz_3107@yahoo.com.br
Pro-Fono : Revista De Atualizacao Cientifica
|November 25, 2010
Summary
Elderly women show poorer auditory temporal resolution than men, though this does not impact their self-reported communication abilities. Age and hearing loss did not affect performance on the Random Gap Detection Test (RGDT).
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Gerontology
- Speech and Hearing Science
Background:
- The Random Gap Detection Test (RGDT) assesses auditory temporal resolution, a function potentially affected by aging.
- Concerns exist regarding age-related changes in temporal resolution and their link to communication difficulties in older adults.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate auditory temporal resolution in older adults with normal or mild hearing loss.
- To correlate temporal resolution with age, gender, audiometric data, and self-reported communication via the Self-Assessment of Communication (SAC) questionnaire.
Main Methods:
- The study included 63 elderly individuals (60-80 years old; 53 women, 10 men).
- Participants underwent the RGDT and completed the SAC questionnaire.
Main Results:
- Elderly women performed significantly worse on the RGDT compared to elderly men.
- Neither age nor audiometric configuration correlated with RGDT or SAC scores.
- Both genders reported no significant communication difficulties, irrespective of RGDT or audiometric findings.
Conclusions:
- Auditory temporal resolution may decline with age, with women exhibiting poorer performance.
- Despite poorer temporal resolution, elderly individuals did not report significant communication challenges.
- Gender, age, and hearing status did not correlate with self-assessed communication abilities in this cohort.
