Auditory Memory deficit in Elderly People with Hearing Loss

Authors

  • Ahmad Geshani Department of Audiology, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Elham Khosravifard 4Department of Audiology, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran.
  • Shohreh Jalaie Department of Statistic, Faculty of Management, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Zahra Jafari Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Zahra Shahidipour Department of Audiology, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:

Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most common problems in elderly people. Functional side effects of hearing loss are various. Due to the fact that hearing loss is the common impairment in elderly people; the importance of its possible effects on auditory memory is undeniable. This study aims to focus on the hearing loss effects on auditory memory.   Materials and Methods: Dichotic Auditory Memory Test (DVMT) was performed on 47 elderly people, aged 60 to 80; that were divided in two groups, the first group consisted of elderly people with hearing range of 24 normal and the second one consisted of 23 elderly people with bilateral symmetrical ranged from mild to moderate Sensorineural hearing loss in the high frequency due to aging in both genders.   Results: Significant difference was observed in DVMT between elderly people with normal hearing and those with hearing loss (P

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volume 25  issue 3

pages  169- 176

publication date 2013-07-01

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