Stach B A, Jerger J F, Fleming K A
Ear Hear. 1985 Nov-Dec;6(6):304-6. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198511000-00005.
An elderly patient with presbyacusis was tested on four occasions over a 9-year interval. Although there was little change in peripheral hearing sensitivity, central auditory function declined substantially. Diminished success as a hearing aid user seemed to parallel the change in central function. Results suggest that the central changes were auditory-specific rather than generalized cognitive in origin.
