Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Self-reported hearing problems in daily life throughout adulthood

E B Slawinski1, D M Hartel, D W Kline

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Psychology and Aging
|December 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Food search through the eyes of a monkey: a functional substitution approach for assessing the ecology of primate color vision.

Vision research·2013
Same author

Aging effects on vernier hyperacuity: a function of oscillation rate but not target contrast.

Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry·2001
Same author

Diminished spatial summation contributes to the age deficit in the discrimination of low-contrast vernier oscillation.

Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry·2001
Same author

Older observers' tolerance of optical blur: age differences in the identification of defocused text signs.

Human factors·2000
Same author

The impact of early onset otitis media on babbling and early language development.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·1999
Same author

Methadone treatment protects against HIV infection: two decades of experience in the Bronx, New York City.

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)·1998
Same journal

Semantic and episodic contributions of long-term memory to working memory in young and older adults.

Psychology and aging·2026
Same journal

Older adults exhibit multisensory-specific cognitive control effects.

Psychology and aging·2026
Same journal

Autobiographical memory and metacognition in aging: A preserved ability to monitor memory retrieval.

Psychology and aging·2026
Same journal

Self-perceptions of aging and volunteering in later life: Examining longitudinal bidirectional associations in the German Ageing Survey (DEAS).

Psychology and aging·2026
Same journal

Age-related changes in eye movements during pictorial recall in older adults.

Psychology and aging·2026
Same journal

Gait matters in spatial orientation: Age-related differences in real-world wayfinding and cognitive mapping.

Psychology and aging·2026
See all related articles

Hearing problems increase with age, affecting speech perception in noise and sound clarity. Self-report measures reveal daily life impacts beyond traditional lab studies.

Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Gerontology
  • Psychophysics

Background:

  • Age-related hearing loss is a growing concern.
  • Traditional auditory studies often lack real-world context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related differences in self-reported hearing problems.
  • To assess the impact of hearing difficulties on auditory task performance in natural environments.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the "Your Hearing" questionnaire to 265 participants (aged 20-94).
  • Assessed self-reported hearing problems and their correlation with age.

Main Results:

  • Both the degree and variability of hearing problems significantly increased with age.
  • Age-related hearing issues impacted speech perception in noise, sound clarity, and high-frequency sound detection.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Individuals perceiving their hearing as poor reported greater experienced hearing problems.

    • Conclusions:

    • Self-report measures offer valuable insights into age-related hearing disability.
    • These insights complement traditional laboratory-based auditory studies by reflecting real-life impacts.