Background: The authors reviewed the evidence regarding the existence of age-related
declines in central auditory processes and the consequences of any such declines for …

The objective of this study was regarding sensory and cognitive interactions in older adults
published since 2009, the approximate date of the most recent reviews on this topic. After an …

Older adults frequently report they can hear what is said but cannot understand the
meaning, especially in noise. This difficulty may arise from the inability to process rapidly …

Although there has been keen interest in the association among measures of sensory
function and cognitive function for many years, in general, measures of sensory function …

This study was designed to address individual differences in aided speech understanding
among a relatively large group of older adults. The group of older adults consisted of 98 …

Improvements in digital amplification, cochlear implants, and other innovations have
extended the potential for improving hearing function; yet, there remains a need for further …

Many older adults have difficulty understanding speech in noisy backgrounds. In this study,
we examined peripheral auditory, higher-level auditory, and cognitive factors that may …

Auditory cortex (AI) shows age-related decreases in pre-synaptic markers for gamma-
aminobutyric acid (GABA) and degraded AI neuronal response properties. Previous studies …

Age-related differences in speech perception have been shown in previous cross-sectional
studies to be related to auditory temporal processing. We examined this association in both …

This study investigated the ability to use cues contained within vowel and consonant
segments by older listeners with normal or impaired hearing. Spectral shaping restored …