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Auditory processing after sport-related concussions.

Christine Turgeon1, François Champoux, Franco Lepore

  • 1Centre de Recherche en Neuropsychologie et Cognition, Université de Montréal, Canada.

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Sport-related concussions can impair auditory processing in athletes. Over half of concussed athletes showed deficits in tests evaluating speech and sound pattern recognition.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Audiology
  • Sports Medicine

Background:

  • Sport-related concussions are common among athletes.
  • Auditory processing deficits can impact an athlete's overall function and recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if sport-related concussions affect auditory processing.
  • To identify specific auditory functions potentially disrupted by concussions.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 16 university athletes was studied.
  • Eight athletes had a history of sport-related concussions; eight served as controls.
  • Auditory processing was assessed using the Frequency Pattern Sequence, Duration Pattern Sequence, Synthetic Sentence Identification, and Staggered Spondaic Word tests.

Main Results:

  • All athletes without a concussion history demonstrated normal auditory processing.
  • More than 50% of athletes with concussions exhibited auditory processing deficits.
  • Deficits were observed across various auditory tests.

Conclusions:

  • Sport-related concussions appear to disrupt auditory processing.
  • Neurological mechanisms underlying speech recognition and sound pattern recognition may be affected.
  • These findings highlight the importance of assessing auditory function post-concussion.