Central presbyacusis: a longitudinal case study.
An elderly patient with presbyacusis was tested on four occasions over a 9-year interval. Although there was little change in peripheral hearing sensitivity, central auditory function declined substantially. Diminished success as a hearing aid user seemed to parallel the change in central function. Results suggest that the central changes were auditory-specific rather than generalized cognitive in origin.
D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors