Hearing Impairment, Hearing Aid Use, and Cognitive Outcomes in Older Adults: <i>A Cross‐Sectional Study</i>
Hearing impairment is significantly associated with lower cognitive performance, while hearing aid use may provide cognitive benefits. However, self-reported hearing difficulty (HHI) was not a significant predictor of cognition, highlighting the importance of objective hearing assessments.
Authors
- Kaylin Taylor
- Ganesh Muneshwar Babulal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7966-3509)
- Jean‐Francois Trani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9187-0946)
- Yu Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-0294)
- Nikitha Damera
- Semere Bekena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6514-0502)
- Ramkrishna Kumar Singh
Institutions
- Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (FR)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease 2020 (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_106643
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00