Evaluation of central auditory discrimination abilities in older adults.

Evaluation of central auditory discrimination abilities in older adults.

The present study focuses on auditory discrimination abilities in older adults aged 65-89 years. We applied the ‘Leipzig Inventory for Patient Psychoacoustic’ (LIPP), a psychoacoustic test battery specifically designed to identify deficits in central auditory processing. These tests quantify the jus...

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Main Authors: Claudia eFreigang, Lucas eSchmidt, Jan eWagner, Rahel eEckardt, Elisabeth eSteinhagen-Thiessen, Arne eErnst, Rudolf eRübsamen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
temporal processing
age-related hearing loss
central auditory processing disorders
psychoacoustic test tool
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2011.00006/full

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