scholarly journals Effect of Aging on Tympanometric Findings in Indian Population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujeet Kumar Sinha ◽  
Anuj Kumar Neupane ◽  
Krithika Gururaj
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ear ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Gender Effect ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss ◽  
Effect Of Age

Abstract Introduction Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss being a cumulative effect of aging on hearing, is a progressive and irreversible bilateral symmetrical sensorineural loss. In older individuals, one of the most important structures which undergo changes due to aging is the middle ear. There is a dearth of studies in Indian population regarding the tympanometric characteristics in older individuals. Thus, this study was taken up with an objective to report the different tympanometric characteristics in elderly individuals (aged above 50 years) who reported with ear- or hearing-related complaints to the Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India. Materials and Methods A register-based analysis was conducted where immittance tests were performed. Results There was no effect of age on static admittance, ear canal volume, and tympanometric peak pressure values. Also, there was no gender effect on tympanometric findings. Conclusion The result of the present study helps in understanding the different middle ear mechanisms in older adults.

scholarly journals Effect of Age-Related Hearing Loss on Neuropsychological Test Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Christina G. Wong ◽  
Lisa J. Rapport ◽  
Brad A. Stach ◽  
Virginia Ramachandran
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss ◽  
Effect Of Age

Memory score discrepancies by healthy middle-aged and older individuals: The contributions of age and education

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 963-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDRA ECONOMOU
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Delayed Recall ◽  
Logical Memory ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Education Groups ◽  
Effect Of Age

AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine discrepancies between immediate/delayed recall and recall/working memory in middle-aged and older persons by age and education. Participants were 322 healthy individuals from the community who were stratified into three age and three education groups. Immediate and delayed recall distributions of WMS-III Logical Memory (LM) scores approximated normal curves, and LM savings scores showed a significant, but small, effect of age. LM (immediate, delayed) and Letter-Number Sequencing (LNS) discrepancies varied as a function of age and education. The difference between LM and LNS was not significant in the younger and less educated participants, but increased with age in the most educated group, and in the oldest group LNS exceeded LM (immediate and delayed). The results indicate deterioration in encoding and retrieval, rather than storage, with age, and show a differential, but small, effect of age and education on the memory measures. Working memory was resistant to age-related decline relative to immediate and delayed recall in the oldest, most educated group. Delayed recall–working memory discrepancy is relatively stable with age and education and may be a useful index of the onset of memory pathology across different ages and levels of education.(JINS, 2009,15, 963–972.)

Age Differences in Speech Motor Performance on a Novel Speech Task

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 1552-1566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeraja Sadagopan ◽  
Anne Smith
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Nonword Repetition ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Effect Of Age ◽  
Speech Motor ◽  
Repetition Task ◽  
Age Related Changes

PurposeThe study was aimed at characterizing age-related changes in speech motor performance on a nonword repetition task as a function of practice and nonword length and complexity.MethodNonword repetition accuracy, lip aperture coordination, and nonword production durations were assessed on 2 consecutive days for 16 young and 16 elderly participants for the production of 6 novel nonwords increasing in length and complexity.ResultsThe effect of age on the ability to accurately and rapidly repeat long, complex nonwords was significant. However, the authors found no differences between the speech motor coordinative patterns of young and elderly adults. Further, the authors demonstrated age- and nonword-specific within- and between-session gains in speech motor performance.ConclusionsThe authors speculate that cognitive, sensory, and motor factors interact in complex ways in elderly individuals to produce individual differences in nonword repetition ability at the levels of both behavioral and speech motor performance.

scholarly journals Screening Methods for Age-Related Hearing Loss in Older Patients with Cancer: A Review of the Literature

Geriatrics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Lycke ◽  
Tessa Lefebvre ◽  
Lieselot Cool ◽  
Koen Van Eygen ◽  
Tom Boterberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Hearing Sensitivity ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss

As people grow older, they may experience loss in hearing sensitivity. Age-related hearing loss may negatively affect the patient’s quality of life as it may lead to social isolation. In older patients with cancer, hearing loss can seriously interfere with the patient’s ability to deal properly with all aspects of their disease, and may have a cumulative effect on their already decreased quality of life. Therefore, the proper screening of those conditions is essential in order to optimise the patient’s comfort during and after treatment. This review article aims at providing a concise image of the nature of age-related hearing loss, and provides an overview of the screening methods that could be used in older patients with cancer.

scholarly journals Treatment of Age-Related Hearing Loss in Dogs with the Vibrant Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant: Short-Term Results in 3 Dogs

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ter Haar ◽  
J.J. Mulder ◽  
A.J. Venker-van Haagen ◽  
F.J. Van Sluijs ◽  
A.F. Snik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Vibrant Soundbridge ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Middle Ear Implant ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss
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