Hearing loss in mid‐life increases risk for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia
Hearing loss is associated with increased risk of all cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia among Framingham Study participants, with greatest risk in those aged <70 years and in APOE-ε4 carriers. Screening for and managing hearing loss starting in mid-life might reduce dementia risk.
Authors
- Lily Francis
- Sudha S. Seshadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6135-2622)
- Monica Goss
- Sharon G. Kujawa
- Sophia Francesca DP Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2002-9818)
- Rebecca Bernal
- Jayandra J. Himali
- Richard L. Alcabes
- Bradley Duane Welling
- Nancy Heard‐Costa
- Alexa S Beiser
- M. Ilyas Kamboh
- Francis B Kolo
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Southwest Research Institute (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (US)
- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (US)
- Framingham Heart Study (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_105266
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00