Speech perception in noise in the elderly: interactions between cognitive performance, depressive symptoms, and education.

Introduction: The difficulty the elderly experience in understanding speech may be related to several factors including cognitive and perceptual performance.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of cognitive performance, depressive symptoms, and education on speech perception in noise of elderly hearing aids users.

Methods: The sample consisted of 25 elderly hearing aids users in bilateral adaptation, both sexes, mean age 69.

Correlation of the P300 evoked potential in depressive and cognitive aspects of aging.

Unlabelled: The P300 is a long-latency auditory evoked potential highly dependent on cognitive skills. It is believed that cognitive changes caused or not by depressive symptoms may interfere with the P300.

Aim: To investigate the influence of aging, cognitive and depression aspects of the P300 latency in elderly people.