Effects of hearing impairment and hearing aid use on the incidence of cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults: evidence from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (TLSA).
Chi-Jung TaiTzyy-Guey TsengYu-Han HsiaoTsu-Ann KuoChing-Ya HuangYi-Hsin YangMeng-Chih LeePublished in: BMC geriatrics (2021)
HI was an independent risk factor of incident cognitive impairment on top of concurrent geriatric syndromes. Early HI detection may thus be effective for preventing cognitive decline. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effect of hearing aid use on the prevention of cognitive decline.