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Effects of Age and Extended High-Frequency Hearing Loss on Auditory Memory, Sequencing and Speech Perception in Noise in Marathi-Speaking Adults

Preprint: cross-sectional study of 80 peoplePopulations

Abstract

Background Extended high-frequency hearing loss (EHFHL) can occur despite normal conventional audiometric thresholds and has been associated with speech perception difficulties in noise. However, limited research has examined its combined influence with age on auditory-cognitive abilities such as auditory memory and sequencing.

The paper

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)

Research Square, 3 Aug 2026, CC BY, Preprint, not peer-reviewed

doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-9883589/v1