Frequency-Following Response in the Elderly Population: A Speech Decoding Analysis

Abstract

Evoked Potential with click stimulus and Frequency-following Response. Due to strict eligibility criteria, the sample consisted of 25 elderly people, aged between 60 and 81, mean age of 66.88 years, 8 men and 17 women. Regarding the audiological characteristics, elderly people with normal hearing thresholds and mild and moderate sensorineural hearing loss were included. Results: It was possible to build the reference values for all the variables of the Frequency-following Response with speech stimulus, in the elderly, in the equipment: "Smart EP" of the brand: Intelligent Hearing Systems. Conclusion: Descriptive values for the FFR were determined. It is essential that the population and equipment are considered when analyzing the results of this procedure.