Is Work‐Related Hearing Loss Associated With Dementia? Evidence From a High‐Risk Population
Cross-sectional results support an association between occupational hearing loss and dementia, consistent in direction with findings for age-related hearing loss; longitudinal estimates were not significant but were directionally similar. If confirmed in other high-risk cohorts with repeated audiometry, these findings underscore the potential for hearing conservation and hearing loss rehabilitation in dementia prevention.
Authors
- Jane Quackenbush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9156-2687)
- Marianne Cloeren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3805-6504)
- Knut Ringen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5930-3768)
- John M. Dement (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8106-6017)
- Patricia Quinn
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Center for Construction Research and Training (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.70026
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43