Central presbycusis: a review and evaluation of the evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The authors reviewed the evidence regarding the existence of age-related declines in central auditory processes and the consequences of any such declines for everyday communication.

Purpose

This report summarizes the review process and presents its findings.

Data collection and analysis

The authors reviewed 165 articles germane to central presbycusis. Of the 165 articles, 132 articles with a focus on human behavioral measures for either speech or nonspeech stimuli were selected for further analysis.

Results

For 76 smaller-scale studies of speech understanding in older adults reviewed, the following findings emerged: (1) the three most commonly studied behavioral measures were speech in competition, temporally distorted speech, and binaural speech per

SUBMITTER: Humes LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898229 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature