Jean-Uhrmacher-Institute for Clinical ENT-Research, University of Cologne, Geibelstrasse 29-31, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
JASA Express Lett. 2021 Jul;1(7):075201. doi: 10.1121/10.0005511.
Situations with multiple competing talkers are especially challenging for listeners with hearing impairment. These "cocktail party" situations can either be static (fixed target talker) or dynamic (changing target talker). Relative to static situations, dynamic listening is typically associated with increased cognitive load and decreased speech recognition ("costs"). This study addressed the role of hearing impairment and cognition in two groups of older listeners with and without hearing loss. In most of the dynamic situations, the costs did not differ between the listener groups. There was no clear evidence that overall costs show an association with the individuals' cognitive abilities.
对于有听力障碍的听众来说，多个说话者同时说话的情况尤其具有挑战性。这些“鸡尾酒会”场景可以是静态的（固定目标说话者），也可以是动态的（变化的目标说话者）。与静态情况相比，动态聆听通常与认知负荷增加和言语识别能力下降（“代价”）有关。本研究探讨了听力障碍和认知在两组有听力损失和无听力损失的老年听众中的作用。在大多数动态情况下，两组听众的代价没有差异。没有明确的证据表明整体代价与个体的认知能力有关。
