Cochlear synaptopathy, a form of cochlear deafferentation, has been demonstrated in a
number of animal species, including non-human primates. Both age and noise exposure …

The slowing and reduction of auditory responses in the brain are recognized side effects of
increased pure tone thresholds, impaired speech recognition, and aging. However, it …

Background: It is assumed that speech comprehension deficits in background noise are
caused by age-related or acquired hearing loss. Methods: We examined young, middle …

Objectives: Musicians face an increased risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and repetitive
exposure to high-noise levels. Detecting early signs of hearing loss, which are subtle and …

There are still no valid, clinically feasible instruments to assess backward masking (BM), an
auditory temporal processing (ATP) phenomenon. The aim of this study was to develop …

Age-related alterations in the auditory system have been suggested to affect the processing
of temporal envelope amplitude modulations (AM) at different levels of the auditory …

The comprehension of phonemes is a fundamental component of speech processing which
relies on both, temporal fine structure (TFS) and temporal envelope (TE) coding. EEG …

Abstract Speech-in-noise (SIN) perception is one of the most complex listening tasks our
auditory system performs daily with relative ease, speed, and efficiency. Changes or …