Speech-in-Noise Ability and Longitudinal Cortical Thinning in Speech-Processing Networks - PubMed
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- #aging brain
- #hearing loss
- #cortical thinning
- Poorer baseline speech-in-noise performance predicts faster cortical thinning in regions like inferior parietal cortex, precuneus, middle temporal cortex, and superior temporal sulcus over 3 years.
- This association is independent of hearing thresholds and hearing aid use.
- No significant link found between hearing loss or hearing aid use and longitudinal neurostructural change or cognitive decline.
- Central auditory processing impairment may serve as an early marker for neural vulnerability before cognitive decline becomes apparent.