2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Early hearing aids fitting to elderly for prevention of dementia
| Project/Area Number |
19700446
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | International University of Health and Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
OBUCHI Chie International University of Health and Welfare, 保健医療学部, 講師 (30348099)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | 高齢者 / 補聴器 / 認知機能 |
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| Research Abstract |
I investigated the relation between the use of hearing aids at the initial stages of hearing loss and age-related changes in the auditory and cognitive abilities of elderly persons. According to subject's hearing level, they were divided into 3 subgroups-the normal hearing group, the hearing loss without hearing aids group, and the hearing loss with hearing aids group. Comparison between the 3 groups revealed that the hearing loss without hearing aids group showed the lowest scores for the performance tasks. This result indicates that prescription of a hearing aid during the early stages of hearing loss is related to the retention of cognitive abilities in elderly people.
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