Longitudinal Relationship Between Hearing Aid Use and Cognitive Function in Older Americans.

Asri MaharaniPiers DawesJames NazrooGindo TampubolonNeil Pendletonnull null

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

Hearing aids may have a mitigating effect on trajectories of cognitive decline in later life. Providing hearing aids or other rehabilitative services for hearing impairment much earlier in the course of hearing impairment may stem the worldwide rise of dementia.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
hearing loss
mild cognitive impairment
healthcare
primary care
depressive symptoms
antiretroviral therapy