Background The aging process is characterized by a gradual impairment of several capacities, such as hearing, memory and communication, which implies changes at various levels and, consequently, changes in both hearing and auditory skills, of which the auditory temporal ordering is an example. Methods The sample consisted of 23 elderly individuals, aged between 70 and 96 years (average of 83.09 years) and with mild to severe type I sensorineural hearing loss. For the collection of information, the pure tone audiogram, the frequency and duration pattern tests, the verbal and non-verbal sequential memory tests were used. Results The results revealed that between age and the auditory temporal order tests there was a negative correlation (except in the duration pattern test in the left ear) and between the auditory threshold and the auditory temporal order tests there was negative correlation (except in the duration pattern test in the right ear). Conclusions It is concluded that in this sample the ability of auditory temporal ordering was influenced by aging and hearing loss, which shows that as the age of the elderly progresses and the degree of hearing loss increases the difficulties in temporal auditory processing become larger. This leads us to consider that these elderly have several difficulties in temporal auditory processing and that an intervention as auditory training may be advantageous for the elderly, as it could improve their central auditory processing and, consequently, their hearing, memory and quality of life.

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衰老和听觉时间顺序

背景 衰老过程的特点是听力、记忆和交流等多种能力的逐渐受损，这意味着不同水平的变化，从而导致听力和听觉技能的变化，其中听觉时间顺序就是一个例子。方法 样本由 23 名老年人组成，年龄在 70 至 96 岁之间（平均 83.09 岁），有轻度至重度 I 型感音神经性听力损失。对于信息的收集，使用纯音听力图、频率和持续时间模式测试、语言和非语言顺序记忆测试。结果结果显示，年龄与听觉时序测试之间存在负相关（左耳时长模式测试除外），听觉阈值与听觉时序测试之间存在负相关（持续时间除外）。右耳模式测试）。结论 得出结论，在该样本中，听觉时间排序能力受年龄和听力损失的影响，这表明随着老年人年龄的增长和听力损失程度的增加，时间听觉处理的困难变得更大。这使我们认为这些老年人在时间听觉处理方面有几个困难，作为听觉训练的干预可能对老年人有利，