Training changes processing of speech cues in older adults with hearing loss

Aging results in a loss of sensory function, and the effects of hearing impairment can be especially devastating due to reduced communication ability. Older adults with hearing loss report that speech, especially in noisy backgrounds, is uncomfortably loud yet unclear. Hearing loss results in an u...

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Main Authors: Samira eAnderson, Travis eWhite-Schwoch, Hee Jae eChoi, Nina eKraus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2013.00097/full