Atcherson Samuel R, Nagaraj Naveen K, Kennett Sarah E W, Levisee Meredith
University of Arkansas at Little Rock/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Arkansas Consortium for the Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Little Rock, Arkansas.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Arkansas Consortium for the Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Little Rock, Arkansas; Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Semin Hear. 2015 Aug;36(3):150-61. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1555118.
Although there are many reported age-related declines in the human body, the notion that a central auditory processing deficit exists in older adults has not always been clear. Hearing loss and both structural and functional central nervous system changes with advancing age are contributors to how we listen, hear, and process auditory information. Even older adults with normal or near normal hearing sensitivity may exhibit age-related central auditory processing deficits as measured behaviorally and/or electrophysiologically. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of assessment and rehabilitative approaches for central auditory processing deficits in older adults. It is hoped that the outcome of the information presented here will help clinicians with older adult patients who do not exhibit the typical auditory processing behaviors exhibited by others at the same age and with comparable hearing sensitivity all in the absence of other health-related conditions.
尽管有许多关于人体与年龄相关衰退的报道,但老年人存在中枢听觉处理缺陷这一观点并不总是清晰明确的。听力损失以及随着年龄增长中枢神经系统在结构和功能上的变化,都会影响我们倾听、听见和处理听觉信息的方式。即使是听力敏感度正常或接近正常的老年人,在行为学和/或电生理学测量中,也可能表现出与年龄相关的中枢听觉处理缺陷。本文旨在概述老年人中枢听觉处理缺陷的评估和康复方法。希望这里呈现的信息成果能帮助临床医生处理那些在没有其他健康相关问题的情况下,未表现出同龄人及听力敏感度相当者典型听觉处理行为的老年患者。