Beyond Words: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Non-Verbal Auditory Measures Across Cognitive Health, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia

Abstract

Background Speech-in-noise hearing is impaired in early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. However, most tests involve the use of verbal stimuli where performance measures may be confounded by linguistic and cultural factors. Non-verbal auditory measures may overcome these issues.