Interactive effects of hearing aid use and cognitive function in patients with hearing loss.
Takayuki OkanoYosuke YamamotoAkira KuzuyaNaohiro EgawaIchiro FurutaKayoko MizunoKiyohiro FujinoKoichi OmoriPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2024)
HA use in cognitively impaired individuals with hearing loss can slow age-related cognitive decline. Cognitively impaired people with hearing loss who fail to commit to HA use tend to have lower cognitive measurement scores before HA fitting. HA use is generally more challenging as people age and their cognitive abilities decline. Therefore, it is desirable that HAs be used when hearing loss and dementia are in their early stages.