Application of the Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) for Communicants in Two Age Groups

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Abstract

Binaural hearing, which is based on the processing of fine temporal structure of a signal, declines with age, which may have consequences for communication and socialization. The Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) is widely used in world practice, but previously has not been used to identify age-related changes in the perception of communicative situations. This study is aimed at determining the validity of the questionnaire and its sensitivity to the age of the respondent. The survey involved 113 respondents with normal hearing, divided into two groups 113: (1) young, (2) middle and old age. Factor analysis revealed five factors that influence the perception of communicative situations. Analysis of the subscales of the SHQ questionnaire did not reveal significant differences in the studied groups of respondents. Normative data from the SHQ questionnaire were obtained for communicators in a wide age range — from 18 to 75 years.

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I. G. Andreeva

Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: ig-andreeva@mail.ru

ScD (in Biology), Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology of Sensory Systems

Russian Federation, 194223, Saint Petersburg, Torez Ave., 44

E. A. Klishova

Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: klishova@gmail.com

Graduate Student, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology of Sensory Systems

Russian Federation, 194223, Saint Petersburg, Torez Ave., 44

A. M. Lunichkin

Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: bolverkdc@mail.ru

PhD (in Biology), Researcher, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology of Sensory Systems

Russian Federation, 194223, Saint Petersburg, Torez Ave., 44

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2. Fig. 1. Age composition of the two samples

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3. Fig. 2. Mean tone audiometry thresholds in two age groups for both ears: A - young age group, n = 74; B - middle-aged and elderly group, n = 39. The solid line is the left ear, the dashed line is the right ear. M ± SD shown

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4. Fig. 3. Distribution of mean hearing loss for the 4-octave frequencies of the speech range (500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz) in two groups of subjects: A - left ear, young age group; B - right ear, young age group; C - left ear, middle-aged and elderly group; D - right ear, middle-aged and elderly group. The vertical line shows the group average hearing loss

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5. Fig. 4. Distribution of the interaural difference in hearing thresholds averaged over the 4-octave frequencies of the speech range (500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz) in two groups of subjects: A - young age group; B - middle-aged and elderly group. The vertical line shows the average group difference

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