{"id":4639,"date":"2018-01-25T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/?p=4639"},"modified":"2022-06-07T12:40:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:40:34","slug":"new-study-supports-brain-training-seniors-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/new-study-supports-brain-training-seniors-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Supports Brain Training for Seniors with Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\" : \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\" : \"Article\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n         \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n         \"@id\": \"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/new-study-supports-brain-training-seniors-hearing-loss\/\"\n},\n  \"name\" : \"Feel the Beat: A Dance Studio for the Hard-of-Hearing\",\n  \"author\" : {\n    \"@type\" : \"Organization\",\n    \"name\" : \"Arizona Hearing Specialist\"\n  },\n  \"datePublished\" : \"2018-01-29\",\/\/ Date format is yyyy-mm-dd\n  \"image\": { \n\"@type\": \"ImageObject\", \n\"url\": \"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock-610450660-copy.jpg\", \n\"width\": 696, \n\"height\": 100 \n},\n  \"articleSection\" : \"According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), approximately one in three people between ages 65 and 75 experiences hearing loss. \",\n  \"articleBody\" : \"According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), approximately one in three people between ages 65 and 75 experiences hearing loss. For those over 75, the statistic is closer to one in two. The term for age-related is presbycusis, which is caused by natural wear and tear of the auditory system.<\/p>\n<p>The process of hearing occurs not just in the ears, but in the brain as well. The ears channel soundwaves and convert them to vibrations, which are transmitted to the brain via the auditory nerve for interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts Eye and Ear Study\nNew Study Supports Brain Training for Seniors with Hearing Loss<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent study by the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, senior patients were able to improve speech recognition by exercising their brains with computerized games.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the study, elderly patients with hearing loss used a closed-loop (CL) computer audio game that had them listen for subtle changes in sound to solve puzzles. At the end of the eight weeks, those in the CL group correctly identified 25 percent more words in background noise than those in the control group, whose video game did not include sound cues for the puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>Study Results\nThis is significant in the hearing industry as it may change the way audiologists work with their patients. There are a number of brain training programs already on the market that some specialists have implemented in their patient care, including Listening and Communication Enhancement (LACE), clEARWorks4EARs and Angel Sound.\",\n  \"url\" : \"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/new-study-supports-brain-training-seniors-hearing-loss\/\",\n  \"headline\" : \"HFeel the Beat: A Dance Studio for the Hard-of-Hearing\",\n  \"publisher\" : {\n    \"@type\" : \"Organization\",\n    \"name\" : \"Arizona Hearing Specialist\",\n    \"logo\": { \n\"@type\": \"ImageObject\", \n\"url\": \"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahs-logo-lp.jpg\", \n\"width\": 100, \n\"height\": 60 \n}\n  }\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\nAccording to the <a title=\"National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | NIDCD.gov\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/health\/age-related-hearing-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders<\/a> (NIDCD), approximately one in three people between ages 65 and 75 experiences <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/hearing-loss\/\" title=\"Facts About Hearing Loss\">hearing loss<\/a>. For those over 75, the statistic is closer to one in two. The term for age-related is presbycusis, which is caused by natural wear and tear of the auditory system.<\/p>\n<p>The process of hearing occurs not just in the ears, but in the brain as well. The ears channel soundwaves and convert them to vibrations, which are transmitted to the brain via the auditory nerve for interpretation.<\/p>\n<h2>Massachusetts Eye and Ear Study<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Elderly couple together at the kitchen\" src=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/istock-610450660-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/istock-610450660-copy.jpg 620w, https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/istock-610450660-copy-256x171.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to a recent <a title=\"study | cell.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cell.com\/current-biology\/fulltext\/S0960-9822(17)31178-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> by the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, senior patients were able to improve speech recognition by exercising their brains with computerized games.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the study, elderly patients with hearing loss used a closed-loop (CL) computer audio game that had them listen for subtle changes in sound to solve puzzles. At the end of the eight weeks, those in the CL group correctly identified 25 percent more words in background noise than those in the control group, whose video game did not include sound cues for the puzzles.<\/p>\n<h2>Study Results<\/h2>\n<p>This is significant in the hearing industry as it may change the way audiologists work with their patients. There are a number of brain training programs already on the market that some specialists have implemented in their patient care, including <a title=\"Listening and Communication Enhancement | neurotone.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neurotone.com\/lace-interactive-listening-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listening and Communication Enhancement<\/a> (LACE), <a title=\"clEARWorks4EARs | clearworks4ears.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clearworks4ears.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clEARWorks4EARs<\/a> and <a title=\"Angel Sound | angelsound.tigerspeech.com\" href=\"http:\/\/angelsound.tigerspeech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Sound<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this study, <a title=\"Contact | Arizona Hearing\" href=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/contact\/\">contact<\/a> your <a title=\"Tucson Audiologist | Arizona Hearing\" href=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/about\/\">Tucson Audiologist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), approximately one in three people between ages 65 and 75 experiences hearing loss. For those over 75, the statistic is closer to one in two. The term for age-related is presbycusis, which is caused by natural wear and tear of the auditory system&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"520-399-7630 Tucson | A recent study found that senior patients with hearing loss were able to improve speech recognition by exercising their brains with computerized games. 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