Department of Audiology, Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Biostatistics, School of Management and Information Technology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
F1000Res. 2020 May 22;9:425. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.22757.2. eCollection 2020.
: One of the most important effects of age-related declines in neural processing speed is the impairment of temporal resolution, which leads to difficulty hearing in noisy environments. Since the central auditory system is highly plastic, by designing and implementing a temporal processing-based auditory training program, we can help the elderly improve their listening skills and speech understanding in noisy environments. In the first phase of this research, based on the theoretical framework of temporal processing, an auditory training solution was developed as a software program. In the second phase, which will be described in the present study, the effects of the designed program on the listening skills of the elderly users of hearing aids (age: 60-75 years) will be studied in the control and intervention groups. In the intervention group, the auditory training program will be implemented for three months (36 sessions), and the results of central tests (GIN, DPT, QuickSIN) and the electrophysiological speech-ABR test will be compared in both groups before, immediately and one month after the intervention. : Since temporal processing is not sufficient in auditory training programs for the elderly with hearing impairments, implementation of a temporal processing-based auditory training program can reduce hearing problems in noisy environments among elderly users of hearing aids. This study was registered as a clinical trial in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials ( IRCT20190921044838N1) on December 25, 2019.
随着与年龄相关的神经处理速度下降，最重要的影响之一是时间分辨率的损害，这导致在嘈杂环境中听力困难。由于中枢听觉系统具有高度的可塑性，通过设计和实施基于时间处理的听觉训练计划，我们可以帮助老年人改善在嘈杂环境中的听力技能和言语理解能力。在这项研究的第一阶段，基于时间处理的理论框架，开发了一种听觉训练解决方案作为软件程序。在第二阶段，本研究将描述，将研究设计方案对助听器老年用户（年龄：60-75 岁）的听力技能的影响，分为对照组和干预组。在干预组中，将实施为期三个月（36 次）的听觉训练计划，然后比较两组在干预前、干预即刻和干预后一个月的中央测试（GIN、DPT、QuickSIN）和电生理言语 ABR 测试结果。由于时间处理在针对听力受损老年人的听觉训练计划中并不充分，因此实施基于时间处理的听觉训练计划可以减少助听器老年用户在嘈杂环境中的听力问题。该研究于 2019 年 12 月 25 日在伊朗临床试验注册中心（IRCT20190921044838N1）注册为临床试验。
