Cognitive change in prevalent and incident hearing loss: The Maastricht Aging Study.
Lion M SoonsKay DeckersHuibert TangeMartin P J van BoxtelSebastiaan KöhlerPublished in: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (2024)
We examined cognitive change in prevalent and incident hearing loss. Prevalent and incident hearing loss were associated with faster cognitive decline. For prevalent hearing loss, decline was steady from baseline to 6 and 12 years. Onset of hearing loss preceded the onset of cognitive decline. Having a hearing aid did not change the observed associations.