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Hearing, Balance and Communication Volume 16, 2018 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Central auditory processing findings in a group of cognitively impaired individuals

Mohamed Tarek GhannoumENT Department, Audiology Unit, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Amany Ahmed ShalabyENT Department, Audiology Unit, El Demerdash Hospital, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Marwa FarghalyNeurology Department, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Mona HamdyENT Department, Audiology Unit, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Hussein Sherif HamdyENT Department, Audiology Unit, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 145-154 | Published online: 09 Oct 2018
 
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Abstract

Introduction: Prevalence of central auditory processing disorders (CAPD) increases with age. Central auditory dysfunction is also more prevalent in older people with mild memory impairment compared with cognitively normal older people. These findings suggest that CAPD could be a marker of subtle cognitive dysfunction. A logical question is whether tests of CAPD have a potential role in evaluation of possible cognitive decline in elderly people with hearing complaints. This question has direct clinical relevance because tests for CAPD are widely available, easy to administer in a short time.

Methods: Fifty-one patient having cognitive impairment (diagnosed according Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders, fifth edition 2013 (DSM-V) comprise the study group. The control group includes twenty age and gender matched individuals. A detailed neuropsychological assessment of both groups with tests from various cognitive domains (Visuospatial functions, executive function, short-term memory and verbal episodic memory). Behavioural central auditory tests included the Arabic versions of speech in noise test (SPIN) and/or synthetic sentence identification (SSI) test according to education of patient, the dichotic digits test (DDT), The auditory fusion test (AFT) and auditory memory tests.

Results: There was a statistically significant difference between both groups in the behavioural central auditory tests.

Conclusions: The relation of some measures of auditory processing to deficits in cognitive function might enable the early identification of cognitive decline with such measures in the older population. Aging can contribute to changes in central auditory processing (CAP) in the elderly especially in Speech understanding in background noise, Dichotic listening and Temporal Processing.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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