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Independent impacts of age and hearing loss on spatial release in a complex auditory environment

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Title
Independent impacts of age and hearing loss on spatial release in a complex auditory environment
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2013
DOI 10.3389/fnins.2013.00252
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Frederick J. Gallun, Anna C. Diedesch, Sean D. Kampel, Kasey M. Jakien

Abstract

Listeners in complex auditory environments can benefit from the ability to use a variety of spatial and spectrotemporal cues for sound source segregation. Probing these abilities is an essential part of gaining a more complete understanding of why listeners differ in navigating the auditory environment. Two fundamental processes that can impact the auditory systems of individual listeners are aging and hearing loss. One difficulty with uncovering the independent effects of age and hearing loss on spatial release is the commonly observed phenomenon of age-related hearing loss. In order to reveal the effects of aging on spatial hearing, it is essential to develop testing methods that reduce the influence of hearing loss on the outcomes. The statistical power needed for such testing generally requires a larger number of participants than can easily be tested using traditional behavioral methods. This work describes the development and validation of a rapid method by which listeners can be categorized in terms of their ability to use spatial and spectrotemporal cues to separate competing speech streams. Results show that when age and audibility are not covarying, age alone can be shown to substantially reduce spatial release from masking. These data support the hypothesis that aging, independent of an individual's hearing threshold, can result in changes in the cortical and/or subcortical structures essential for spatial hearing.

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Country Count As %
Finland 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Unknown 88 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 24 27%
Researcher 24 27%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 9%
Student > Bachelor 3 3%
Professor 3 3%
Other 9 10%
Unknown 19 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 17 19%
Engineering 13 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 11%
Neuroscience 10 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 6%
Other 10 11%
Unknown 25 28%
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