Carmine Vitale1, Vincenzo Marcelli2, Teresa Abate2, Annalisa Pianese2, Roberto Allocca2, Marcello Moccia2, Emanuele Spina2, Paolo Barone3, Gabriella Santangelo4, Michele Cavaliere2. 1. Department of Motor Sciences and Health, University of Naples "Parthenope", Naples, Italy; Institute of Diagnosis and Health, "Hermitage-Capodimonte", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: cavit69@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatologic Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. 3. Neurodegenerative Diseases Center (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy. 4. Institute of Diagnosis and Health, "Hermitage-Capodimonte", Naples, Italy; Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hearing impairment (HI) has been previously demonstrated in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) gives no information about patients' ability to hear and understand speech. To find out hearing ability and speech discrimination of PD patients, we expanded audiological evaluation by means of speech audiometry (SA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We screened a series of consecutive PD patients. Severity of motor symptoms and staging were measured by the UPDRS-III and the H&Y scales. Audiometric evaluation consisted of a standardized audiological examination, PTA and SA. Healthy age- and sex-matched subjects were selected as controls. RESULTS: 45 PD patients and 45 healthy controls were enrolled. PTA confirmed our previous finding of high-frequency HI in PD patients. The mean values for the Speech Recognition Threshold were higher in PD patients as compared with controls. PD patients were more likely to have impaired speech discrimination profiles and higher disease stages. Neither the patients nor the controls showed a significant speech-tone dissociation and rollover phenomenon. CONCLUSION: Our results confirmed sensorineural HI in PD patients. Moreover, SA showed impaired speech discrimination abilities in PD patients as compared with control group thus expanding the audiologic findings of PD.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Hearing impairment (HI) has been previously demonstrated in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) gives no information about patients' ability to hear and understand speech. To find out hearing ability and speech discrimination of PDpatients, we expanded audiological evaluation by means of speech audiometry (SA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We screened a series of consecutive PDpatients. Severity of motor symptoms and staging were measured by the UPDRS-III and the H&Y scales. Audiometric evaluation consisted of a standardized audiological examination, PTA and SA. Healthy age- and sex-matched subjects were selected as controls. RESULTS: 45 PDpatients and 45 healthy controls were enrolled. PTA confirmed our previous finding of high-frequency HI in PDpatients. The mean values for the Speech Recognition Threshold were higher in PDpatients as compared with controls. PDpatients were more likely to have impaired speech discrimination profiles and higher disease stages. Neither the patients nor the controls showed a significant speech-tone dissociation and rollover phenomenon. CONCLUSION: Our results confirmed sensorineural HI in PDpatients. Moreover, SA showed impaired speech discrimination abilities in PDpatients as compared with control group thus expanding the audiologic findings of PD.
Authors: Robert L Folmer; Jay J Vachhani; Sarah M Theodoroff; Rachel Ellinger; Amy Riggins Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2017-05-04 Impact factor: 3.411
Authors: Giulia Di Lazzaro; Tommaso Schirinzi; Maria Pia Giambrone; Roberta Di Mauro; Maria Giuseppina Palmieri; Camilla Rocchi; Michele Tinazzi; Nicola Biagio Mercuri; Stefano Di Girolamo; Antonio Pisani Journal: Parkinsons Dis Date: 2018-10-15
Authors: Fu-Hsuan Kuo; Jui-Fu Chung; Min-Yen Hsu; Chia-Yi Lee; Jing-Yang Huang; Ming-Ju Hsieh; Shun-Fa Yang Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-04-02 Impact factor: 3.390