与年龄相关的听力损失和认知的侧面性
Alexander Chern1,2, Alexandria L Irace1, Justin S Golub1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Otology & neurotology open
|March 22, 2024
概括
两只耳朵的与年龄相关的听力损失与老年西班牙裔成年人的认知功能较差有关. 这项研究没有发现右耳或左耳听力损失如何影响认知表现的差异.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的听力损失是影响老年人的一种普遍疾病.
- 听力障碍越来越被认为是认知能力下降的可修改风险因素.
研究的目的:
- 研究老年西班牙裔成年人的神经认知表现和与年龄相关的听力损失之间的关系.
- 为了确定右耳或左耳的听力损失是否对认知功能有不同的影响.
主要方法:
- 从美国多中心流行病学研究中对5277名西班牙裔参与者 (≥50岁) 的横截面分析.
- 听力测试评估了听力损失 (4频纯色调平均值).
- 使用数字符号替换测试 (DSST),单词频率测试,西班牙语-英语口头学习测试 (SEVLT) 和六项选器评估认知功能,根据年龄,性别,教育,心血管疾病和助听器使用进行调整.
主要成果:
- 右耳和左耳听力损失的恶化与所有认知测试中的表现下降显著相关.
- 平均听力损失在两个耳朵是20.2dB.
- 在右耳和左耳之间的听力损失和认知表现之间的关联中没有观察到显著的差异 (侧面性).
结论:
- 与年龄相关的听力损失,无论耳朵,与老年西班牙裔成年人的神经认知表现较差有关.
- 这些发现强调了解决听力损失的重要性,因为它是影响老年人群认知健康的潜在因素.
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