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Speech discrimination by elderly hearing instrument users

L van Wyk1, I Uys, M Soer

  • 1Departement Kommunikasiepatologie, Universiteit van Pretoria.

The South African Journal of Communication Disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Kommunikasieafwykings
|January 1, 1997
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Aging impacts speech discrimination in elderly hearing aid users. Central auditory processing changes contribute to varied difficulties, highlighting the need for tailored intervention programs.

Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Gerontology
  • Neuroscience

Context:

  • Aging population presents unique challenges for hearing instrument users.
  • Understanding age-related changes in auditory processing is crucial.
  • Speech discrimination difficulties persist despite hearing aid use in some elderly individuals.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the influence of aging on speech discrimination in elderly hearing instrument users.
  • To compare speech discrimination abilities between elderly hearing aid users with varying levels of difficulty.
  • To explore the role of central auditory processing in age-related speech perception deficits.

Summary:

  • Thirty elderly hearing instrument users with similar peripheral hearing loss were divided into two groups based on speech discrimination ability.

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  • Tests included the Synthetic Sentence Identification test, Staggered Spondaic Word test, and phonemically balanced words in noise.
  • Results indicate aging and central auditory processing changes significantly affect speech discrimination in this population.

    • Impact:

    • Findings underscore the complexity of speech discrimination issues in elderly hearing aid users.
    • Highlights the need for comprehensive audiological intervention programs.
    • Emphasizes the importance of considering central auditory processing in hearing rehabilitation for older adults.