Populations are becoming progressively older thus presenting symptoms of diminished
organ function due to degenerative processes. These may be physiological or caused by …

Objective This review article presents an overview of all Digit Triplet Tests (DTT) and digits-
in-noise tests (DIN) and their variations in language, speech material, masking noise, test …

Background Healthy hearing depends on sensitive ears and adequate brain processing.
Essential aspects of both hearing and cognition decline with advancing age, but it is largely …

A speech-in-noise test which uses digit triplets in steady-state speech noise was developed.
The test measures primarily the auditory, or bottom-up, speech recognition abilities in noise …

Objective: To determine the possible longitudinal relationships between hearing status and
depression, and hearing status and loneliness in the older population. Design: Multiple …

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a smartphone-based digits-
in-noise hearing test for South African English. Design: Single digits (0–9) were recorded …

Background/Objectives Age‐related hearing loss (ARHL) is a widely prevalent yet
manageable condition that has been linked to neurocognitive and psychiatric comorbidities …

Objectives: The digits-in-noise test (DIN) has become increasingly popular as a consumer-
based method to screen for hearing loss. Current versions of all DINs either test ears …

Hearing loss is underdiagnosed and undertreated in older persons. Davis2 has presented
the prevalence of hearing-aid possession in the UK. He reported that it is not until the …

Purpose In this study, the authors' aims were to (a) determine the longitudinal relationships
between baseline hearing status and 4-year follow-up depression and loneliness in an older …