International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (Jan 2024)

Voice and Temporal Auditory Processing in Elderly People: A Correlation Study

  • Mariana Batista de Souza Santos,
  • Lílian Ferreira Muniz,
  • Adriana de Oliveira Camargo Gomes,
  • Cleide Fernandes Teixeira,
  • Karina Paes Advíncula,
  • Zulina Souza de Lira,
  • Bruno Teixeira de Moares,
  • Jonia Alves Lucena

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1768139
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 01
pp. e57 – e69

Abstract

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Introduction The voice and hearing can be affected to different degrees by aging, which can cause communication difficulties for elderly people. Vocal production requires effective temporal auditory processing at central levels within the nervous system, which can be compromised by the aging process.

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