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Aging effect on dichotic listening of Cantonese.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20568981     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cantonese dichotic digits recognition was evaluated in free-recall, directed-attention right, and directed-attention left response conditions. All participants were right-handed and included a group of young adults with normal hearing and a group of older adults with minimal sensorineural hearing loss. In all conditions, performance by the young adults was better than performance by the older adults. A right-ear advantage was observed for both groups. Due to a greater deficit in dichotic digits recognition performance in the left ear of older subjects their right-ear advantages were larger than those for the young adults. The results support an age-related disadvantage in recognition performance for dichotic stimuli presented to the left ear of older subjects that is not entirely accounted for by differences in hearing sensitivity between subject groups but may be related to a primary cognitive deficit.
Authors:
Anna Chi Shan Kam; Robert W Keith
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of audiology     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1708-8186     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Audiol     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-16     Completed Date:  2010-11-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101140017     Medline TA:  Int J Audiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  651-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong. annakam@ent.cuhk.edu.hk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging / psychology*
Attention
Auditory Threshold
China
Cognition*
Dichotic Listening Tests*
Female
Functional Laterality
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / psychology
Humans
Language*
Male
Mental Recall
Speech Perception*
Young Adult

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