title: Comparison of Performance of Older Adults on Two Tests of Temporal Resolution.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Gap-detection thresholds have been reported to vary depending on the type of stimuli used. The current study compared the performance of older adults on 2 tests of temporal resolution, one with random gaps and the other with gaps in the center of a noise signal. The study also determined which of the 2 tests was able to detect more temporal resolution deficits in older individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two tests of temporal resolution, the Gap Detection Test (GDT; Shivaprakash, 2003) and the Gaps-In-Noise test (GIN; Musiek et al., 2005), were administered to 31 older adults with near normal hearing, aged 55 to 70 years. The order in which the tests were administered was randomized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The gap-detection thresholds obtained using GIN were significantly higher than those obtained using GDT. The difference in thresholds was ascribed to the randomness with which gaps were interspersed within noise segments in the 2 tests. More individuals failed on GIN than GDT. The older adults with high-frequency hearing loss obtained poorer gap thresholds than those with normal hearing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicated that older individuals failed GIN more often compared to GDT. This was attributed to the differences in stimuli and procedure used in the 2 tests.
authors: Ramya
authors: R
authors: Vaidyanath
authors: Asha
authors: A
authors: Yathiraj
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006316:Hearing Loss, High-Frequency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009622:Noise; D013997:Time Factors