Auditory Memory deficit in Elderly People with Hearing Loss

auditory memory deficit in elderly people with hearing loss

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 audit...

Auditory Memory deficit in Elderly People with Hearing Loss

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 Auditor...

The Epidemiology of Hearing Impairment in Elderly People TYPES AND CAUSES OF HEARING LOSS AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE

Diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss among non-elderly people.

One ofthe known complications of diabetes is hearing impairment. This comparative study in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, aimed to evaluate the association of diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among a non-elderly population. Among 160 subjects aged < 60 years with no history of occupational noise exposure (80 diabetics and 80 age- and sex-matched non-diabetic controls),...

The Effect of Auditory Distractions on Working Memory in People Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Dynamic Hearing Protection for People with Hearing Loss

As a reduced wearing time reduces quickly the effectiveness of the protection (see e.g. table 1) it is of utmost importance that persons with hearing loss do not get into a vicious circling as sketched in fig. 2 and that they can keep wearing their protection at all times. This can be achieved by simultaneously offering: • Protections with a very high wearing comfort and • Protections that do n...