The effects of aging and hearing impairment on listening in noise.

ABSTRACT: The study investigates age-related decline in listening abilities, particularly in noisy environments, where the challenge lies in extracting meaningful information from variable sensory input (figure-ground segregation). The research focuses on peripheral and central factors contributing to this decline using a tone-cloud-based figure detection task. Results based on behavioral measures and event-related brain potentials (ERPs) indicate that, despite delayed perceptual processes and some deterioration in attention and executive functions with aging, the ability to detect sound sources in noise remains relatively intact. However, even mild hearing impairment significantly hampers the segregation of individual sound sources within a complex auditory scene. The severity of the hearing defici

SUBMITTER: Boncz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10981015 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature