EARLY DETECTION OF DEAFNESS IN A MEMORY CENTER

DEAFNESS SCREENING IN A MEMORY CENTER IN SUBJECTS WITH COGNITIVE DISORDERS

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), like neurodegenerative diseases, appears insidiously with age. As major public health issues, they are nonetheless under-diagnosed because the presence of one can hinder the objectification of the other.

The CogAudio project aims to detect early and in an ambulatory mode in a memory centre a speech perception disorder in noise thanks to the VRB test in patients weakened by cognitive disorders.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient with mild to moderate cognitive impairment, with an MMSE score ≥15/30
• Patient mastering the French language
• Patient who has given written consent to participate in the trial
• Socially insured patient
• Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and duration
• Patient accompanied by a study partner

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medical history of diagnosed deafness, fitted or not
• History of progressive otological pathology or presence of tympanic obstruction (>1/3 of the surface of the eardrum)
• History of unstabilized psychiatric pathology
• Major visual impairment (Age-Related Macular Degeneration AMD...)
• Established diagnosis of major language disorders (Primary Progressive Aphasia APP...)
• Major under legal protection measure