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Does Hearing Loss in the Elderly Individuals Conform to Impairment of Specific Cognitive Domains?

Valeria GuglielmiCamillo MarraPasqualina M PicciottiGiovanna Masone IacobucciSilvia GiovanniniDavide QuarantaRoberta AnzivinoGaetano PaludettiGuido Conti
Published in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2019)
In HIH, executive functions are widely employed in maintaining an acceptable level of comprehension of spoken language; consequently, other cognitive domains and instrumental abilities in HIH are not properly supported. Thus, it is arguable that programs of hearing rehabilitation for HIH could restore the allocation of attentional resources to the functioning of other cognitive domains.
Keyphrases
  • hearing loss
  • autism spectrum disorder