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  • The study aimed to compare hearing thresholds and speech perception abilities between two age groups of patients with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss.
  • Based on a sample of 59 patients, the younger group had better audiometric results and speech perception scores compared to the older group, indicating age-related differences in outcomes.
  • Both groups performed well with cochlear implants, but the younger group showed significantly better results, particularly in higher frequency thresholds and speech perception testing.

Article Abstract

Aim: To compare the audiometric thresholds and speech perception sentence test, between two groups with bilateral post-lingual, severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss.

Methods: Retrospective and analytical study, with 59 patients divided into 2 groups (under 60 years and above 60 years old) implanted between May/2002 and February/2007.

Results: The first group (control) included 30 patients with a mean age of 44 years. The audiometric threshold value in this group was 26 dB, and the average value of speech perception test was 94%. The second group included 29 patients with a mean age of 69 years. The average audiometric threshold was 29 dB, and the average value of SPT was 90%. The Mann-Whitney U-test was considered significant (P<0.05) only for 6-8 KHz frequencies and for SPT.

Conclusion: Both groups had excellent outcomes in audiometric and speech testing with the use of CI, but with a significantly better performance in the adult group.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874609809666160322142817DOI Listing

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