02153caa a2200205 4500 210629s9999 xx 000 0 und d 2169-5725 Chandni Jain, Effect of age on binaural integration using dichotic digit test in Kannada Informa UK Limited 2020 159-163 Volume 18 Issue 3 Objecitve: The present study aimed to compare the effect of age on binaural integration in younger and older adults with normal hearing using dichotic digit test in Kannada.Materials and methods: Two groups of participants with normal hearing sensitivity sensitivity were enrolled for the study. Group 1 included 19 young adults in the age range of 18 to 25 years (12 Females, Mean age = 20.95 years), and Group 2 included 19 older adults within the age range of 50 to 70 years (10 Females, Mean age = 56.35 years). Bisyllabic Kannada digits were used to assess binaural integration. The material consists of a total of 30 presentations with each presentation having two-digit pair. Single correct scores and double correct scores were noted down for the participants.Results and Discussion: Results showed that the right ear single correct scores were high for both the groups, and there was a significant difference in the right correct scores (p < .05), left correct scores (p < .001) as well as double correct scores (p < .01) between the two groups. It was also seen that the right ear advantage was more pronounced in older adults (21.40%) compared to the younger adults (5.61%) which could be due to the decline in the efficiency of interhemispheric transfer of information via the corpus callosum.Conclusion: To conclude, there is an age-related decline in dichotic digit scores, and thus, separate norms are required for older adults. Binaural integration, dichotic listening, right ear advantage, dichotic digit test Geetha Chinnaraj Keerthi Sringari Parmeshwara Hearing, Balance and Communication https://doi.org/10.1080/21695717.2019.1705058 FJAS FJAS 17792 17792