短期使用助听器对认知能力,噪音接受度和自我感知益处的影响
Erin C Schafer1, Sharon Miller1, Boji P W Lam1
1Department of Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology, University of North Texas, Denton.
American journal of audiology
|August 22, 2025
概括
老年人使用助听器显著改善认知功能和自我报告的听力能力. 即使是基线认知能力较低的个体在使用助听器后, 工作记忆也显著提高.
科学领域:
- 听力学
- 老年学
- 认知科学
背景情况:
- 新出现的证据将听力与认知联系在一起, 表明听力损失是老年人认知能力下降的可改变的风险因素.
- 需要更多的研究来了解听力损失和助听器治疗对认知和听力能力的影响.
研究的目的:
- 研究双边助听器对认知能力,自我报告的听力困难和老年人噪音接受度的影响.
- 在HA安装后的2个月和4个月探索变化.
主要方法:
- 采用了一种重复测量设计.
- 认知表现,自我报告的听力困难和噪音接受度在基线,两月和两边HA后4个月被评估.
- 主要成分分析确定了测试措施,患者变量 (例如纯色平均值 (PTA)) 和HA使用之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 在使用HA2个月和4个月后,在所有三个测量标准 (认知,听力困难,噪音接受) 中都观察到显著的平均改善.
- 具有较低基线流体认知的参与者表现出工作记忆最显著的增长.
- 听力值 (PTA) 和使用HA的时间与测试措施的表现有关.
结论:
- 双边使用助听器导致认知功能显著改善,老年人自我报告的听力困难和噪音接受.
- 具有较低基线认知功能的个体从HA使用中获益更多,特别是在工作记忆任务中.
- 助听器的有效性与听力值和一致使用有关.
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