Does Hearing Impairment Impact Spatial Orientation, Navigation, and Rotation Abilities?

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Annals of Otology Rhinology and Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-21 DOI:10.1177/00034894231219127

Nizamettin Burak Avci, Betul Cicek Cinar

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Abstract

Objectives: Spatial cognition is a perceptual-motor function that pertains to the comprehension and processing of two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. The impairment of any sensory system can have adverse effects on cognitive functioning. The objective of this study is to examine spatial cognition in adults with hearing impairments.

Methods: There were a total of 61 individuals in this study: thirty-six with hearing loss and 25 with normal hearing. The Spatial Orientation Test (SOT), the Mental Rotation test (MR), and the Money's Road Map Test (RMT) were administered to assess participants' spatial learning-orientation, mental imagery-rotation, and spatial navigation abilities. A high number of errors in RMT, high angle difference in SOT and a low score in MR suggest poor spatial abilities.

Results: Participants with hearing loss had a greater number of RMT errors and SOT angle difference, but lower MR scores than those with normal hearing (P < .001). Hearing impairment negatively impacted all 3 spatial cognitive assessments. Hearing loss was associated with a 6.9 increase in the number of RMT errors (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 4.8, 9), a 23.6 increase in the SOT angle difference (95% CI: 16, 31.2), and an 8.5 decrease in the MR score (95% CI: -10.8, -6.2).

Conclusions: The study found that individuals with hearing loss exhibited lower performance in various cognitive tasks related to spatial orientation, navigation, spatial learning, mental imagery, and rotation abilities when compared to an age and sex matched control group. In future study, it is imperative to place greater emphasis on hearing loss as a potential detrimental factor in the prediction of spatial cognition impairment.

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听力障碍会影响空间定向、导航和旋转能力吗？

目的：空间认知是一种感知运动功能，涉及对二维和三维空间的理解和处理。任何感官系统受损都会对认知功能产生不利影响。本研究的目的是考察听力障碍成人的空间认知能力：本研究共有 61 人参加，其中听力损失者 36 人，听力正常者 25 人。通过空间定向测试（SOT）、心理旋转测试（MR）和钱氏路线图测试（RMT）来评估参与者的空间学习-定向、心理想象-旋转和空间导航能力。RMT的错误次数多、SOT的角度差大以及MR的得分低都表明空间能力差：结果：与听力正常者相比，听力损失者的 RMT 误差和 SOT 角度差较大，但 MR 得分较低（P 结论：听力损失者的 RMT 误差和 SOT 角度差较大，但 MR 得分较低）：研究发现，与年龄和性别匹配的对照组相比，听力损失患者在与空间定向、导航、空间学习、心理想象和旋转能力相关的各种认知任务中表现较差。在今后的研究中，必须更加重视听力损失这一预测空间认知障碍的潜在不利因素。

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Annals of Otology Rhinology and Laryngology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

7.10%

发文量

171

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology publishes original manuscripts of clinical and research importance in otolaryngology–head and neck medicine and surgery, otology, neurotology, bronchoesophagology, laryngology, rhinology, head and neck oncology and surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, audiology, and speech pathology. In-depth studies (supplements), papers of historical interest, and reviews of computer software and applications in otolaryngology are also published, as well as imaging, pathology, and clinicopathology studies, book reviews, and letters to the editor. AOR is the official journal of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association.