感觉神经听力损失对老年人具有正常侧半圆通道功能的人的认知有负面影响
Hanne Gommeren1,2, Tinne Vandenbroeke1, Joyce Bosmans1,3
1Resonant Labs Antwerp, Department of Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Audiology & neuro-otology
|October 22, 2024
概括
听力损失会对老年人的认知功能产生负面影响,特别是在视觉空间和注意力领域. 即使前庭功能正常时,这种效应仍然存在.
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:
- 听力损失影响全球4亿人,是认知能力下降的潜在可修改风险因素.
- 听力损失中常见的并发症,如前庭功能障碍,焦虑和抑郁症,可能会影响认知.
研究的目的:
- 研究听力损失对老年人认知功能的影响.
- 检查前庭功能,焦虑和抑郁症在听力损失和认知之间的关系中的作用.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究将42名中度至严重的感觉神经听力损失 (SNHL) 患者与42名匹配的正常听力对照人进行了比较.
- 使用RBANS-H评估认知功能,使用PTA和语音噪音测试评估听力,使用vHIT评估前庭功能.
- 使用HADS和BDI问卷进行了焦虑和抑郁的测量.
主要成果:
- 与对照人群相比,SNHL患者在RBANS-H上表现出明显较低的整体认知得分 (p = 0.003).
- 在视觉空间/建筑 (p = 0.002) 和注意力 (p = 0.007) 子域中观察到最显著的差异.
- 两组之间在即时记忆,语言或延迟记忆方面没有发现显著差异.
结论:
- 听力损失对老年人的认知表现产生不利影响.
- 这种对认知的负面影响即使在前庭功能正常的个体中也很明显.
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