Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age

Objective: To analyze the Benefit of Modulated Masking (BMM) on hearing in young, adult and elderly normal-hearing individuals. Methods: The sample included 60 normal-hearing individuals aged 18–75 years who underwent behavioral assessment (sentence recognition test in the presence of steady and mod...

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Main Authors: Mônyka Ferreira Borges Rocha, Karina Paes Advíncula, Cristiane do Espírito Santo Xavier Simões, Diana Babini Lapa de Albuquerque Britto, Pedro de Lemos Menezes
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Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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author Mônyka Ferreira Borges Rocha
Karina Paes Advíncula
Cristiane do Espírito Santo Xavier Simões
Diana Babini Lapa de Albuquerque Britto
Pedro de Lemos Menezes
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Karina Paes Advíncula
Cristiane do Espírito Santo Xavier Simões
Diana Babini Lapa de Albuquerque Britto
Pedro de Lemos Menezes
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description Objective: To analyze the Benefit of Modulated Masking (BMM) on hearing in young, adult and elderly normal-hearing individuals. Methods: The sample included 60 normal-hearing individuals aged 18–75 years who underwent behavioral assessment (sentence recognition test in the presence of steady and modulated noise) and electrophysiological assessment (cortical Auditory Evoked Potential) to investigate BMM. The results were analyzed comparatively using the paired t-test and ANOVA for repeated measures, followed by the Bonferroni post-hoc test (p-value < 0.05). Results: A decrease in latencies and an increase in amplitudes of cortical components (P1-N1-P2) was observed due to noise modulation in all age groups. Modulated noise generated better auditory threshold responses (electrophysiological and behavioral), compared to steady noise. The elderly presented a higher threshold in both hearing domains, compared to the other participants, as well as a lower BMM magnitude. Conclusion: It was possible to conclude that the modulated noise generated less interference in the magnitude of the neural response (smaller latencies) and in the neural processing time (larger amplitudes) for the speech stimulus in all participants. The higher auditory thresholds (electrophysiological and behavioral) and the lower BMM magnitude observed in the elderly group, even in the face of noise modulation, suggest a lower temporal auditory performance in this population, and may indicate a deficit in the temporal resolution capacity, associated with the process of aging. Level of evidence: 3.
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spelling doaj-art-72a661bfe4bd4e81862ea16c8e8d9abd2025-08-20T02:49:05ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology1808-86942024-11-0190610148710.1016/j.bjorl.2024.101487Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to ageMônyka Ferreira Borges Rocha0Karina Paes Advíncula1Cristiane do Espírito Santo Xavier Simões2Diana Babini Lapa de Albuquerque Britto3Pedro de Lemos Menezes4Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Maceió, AL, Brazil; Corresponding author.Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Recife, PE, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Recife, PE, BrazilUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduacão em Biotecnologia, Recife, PE, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Alagoas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Maceió, AL, Brazil; Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Maceió, AL, BrazilObjective: To analyze the Benefit of Modulated Masking (BMM) on hearing in young, adult and elderly normal-hearing individuals. Methods: The sample included 60 normal-hearing individuals aged 18–75 years who underwent behavioral assessment (sentence recognition test in the presence of steady and modulated noise) and electrophysiological assessment (cortical Auditory Evoked Potential) to investigate BMM. The results were analyzed comparatively using the paired t-test and ANOVA for repeated measures, followed by the Bonferroni post-hoc test (p-value < 0.05). Results: A decrease in latencies and an increase in amplitudes of cortical components (P1-N1-P2) was observed due to noise modulation in all age groups. Modulated noise generated better auditory threshold responses (electrophysiological and behavioral), compared to steady noise. The elderly presented a higher threshold in both hearing domains, compared to the other participants, as well as a lower BMM magnitude. Conclusion: It was possible to conclude that the modulated noise generated less interference in the magnitude of the neural response (smaller latencies) and in the neural processing time (larger amplitudes) for the speech stimulus in all participants. The higher auditory thresholds (electrophysiological and behavioral) and the lower BMM magnitude observed in the elderly group, even in the face of noise modulation, suggest a lower temporal auditory performance in this population, and may indicate a deficit in the temporal resolution capacity, associated with the process of aging. Level of evidence: 3.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869424001022ElectrophysiologyEvoked potentials auditorySpeech perceptionPerceptual maskingAging
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Karina Paes Advíncula
Cristiane do Espírito Santo Xavier Simões
Diana Babini Lapa de Albuquerque Britto
Pedro de Lemos Menezes
Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Electrophysiology
Evoked potentials auditory
Speech perception
Perceptual masking
Aging
title Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age
title_full Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age
title_fullStr Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age
title_full_unstemmed Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age
title_short Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age
title_sort benefit of modulated masking in hearing according to age
topic Electrophysiology
Evoked potentials auditory
Speech perception
Perceptual masking
Aging
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