Journal Reviews

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Can amplification preserve auditory function?

5 November 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Neurotology, Otology | auditory deprivation effect, monaural hearing aid, presbycusis, word recognition score

Hearing loss is a noted modifiable risk factor for dementia, and is also associated with depression, decreased quality of life and isolation. Hearing aids are the main intervention for presbycusis and a 2017 Cochrane Review showed that they have a...

Speech perception in the ageing population

1 October 2018 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | hearing loss, inhibitory control, presbycusis, speech perception, speech-in-noise, syntactic complexity

Speech perception can present a challenge as we grow older. One of the factors responsible is, of course, hearing loss. Now research indicates that other non-auditory factors like cognitive decline may also contribute to difficulties in understanding speech. The authors...