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Investigation of the effect of age-related hearing loss on visual memory
Abstract
Aims: To investigate the effect of age-related hearing loss on visual memory. Material and
Methods: 20 participants with normal hearing loss and 38 participants with hearing loss were included in the study. All of the patients were older than 65 years. Pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry and Benton visual retention test were applied to all participants.
Results: Mean Benton test score of the hearing-normal and the hearing loss group were 13.10±1.48 and 8.81±3.27 respectively. Patients were divided into three groups as hearing-normal, hearing loss with WRS greater than 80% and hearing loss with WRS lower than 80%. In terms of Benton scores there was statistically significant difference between groups (p<0.001). Post-hoc tests revealed that Benton scores of the group hearing loss with WRS lower than 80% were significantly low (p<0.001). Benton scores of hearing-normal and hearing loss with WRS greater than 80% groups were statistically similar (p=0.075).
Conclusion: Impairment of cognitive functions is related to dysfunction of higher order cognitive processes rather than sensory impairment.

Keywords : Word recognition score, dementia, Benton visual retention test

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Article available in :
Volume 6, Issue 2, 2023
Page : 401-404
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1244208
Article Information
Received : 29 Oca 2023
Accepted : 13 Şub 2023
Published : 27 Mar 2023
Corresponding Author :

Mahmut Huntürk Atilla: Department of Ear Nose Throat, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Citation : Atilla MH. Investigation of the effect of age-related hearing loss on visual memory. J Health Sci Med 2023; 6(2): 401- 404.

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