Aged ; Audiometry, Pure-Tone ; Auditory Perception ; Cognitive Dysfunction* / complications ; Cognitive Dysfunction* / diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Language Development Disorders* ; Male ; Speech Perception*
Abstract
Background: This study was conducted to comprehensively examine the central auditory processing (CAP) abilities of patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) as well as to compare the results with cognitively normal elderly controls.
Conclusion: The aMCI group's CAP abilities were significantly lower than those of the control group. Thus, if the cognitive assessment and hearing evaluation are conducted in combination, the sensitivity of the diagnostic process for aMCI will be increased.