A link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline, impairment and dementia has been found, reveals a new study.
Age-related hearing loss is common. Research about a link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline and dementia has been inconsistent.
Presbycusis
Presbycusis (age related hearing loss) is the gradual loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. Presbycusis involves progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
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About 20,264 participants in 36 studies were included.
Age-related hearing loss (exposure) and measures of cognitive function, cognitive impairment, and dementia (outcomes). This was a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Failures in clinical communication are considered to be the leading cause of medical errors as older adults lose their ability to hear properly.
A meta-analysis combines the results of multiple studies identified in a systematic review and quantitatively summarizes the overall association between the same exposure and outcomes measured across all studies.
The authors of this study were David G. Loughrey, B.A. (Hons), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and coauthors.
There was a small association between age-related hearing loss and increased risk for cognitive decline (such as in executive function, episodic memory and processing speed), cognitive impairment and dementia.
The studies analyzed were observational and cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
Source: Eurekalert
Age-related hearing loss (exposure) and measures of cognitive function, cognitive impairment, and dementia (outcomes). This was a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prevalence of Medical Errors Associated With Age-Related Hearing Loss
Failures in clinical communication are considered to be the leading cause of medical errors as older adults lose their ability to hear properly.
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A meta-analysis combines the results of multiple studies identified in a systematic review and quantitatively summarizes the overall association between the same exposure and outcomes measured across all studies.
The authors of this study were David G. Loughrey, B.A. (Hons), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and coauthors.
There was a small association between age-related hearing loss and increased risk for cognitive decline (such as in executive function, episodic memory and processing speed), cognitive impairment and dementia.
The studies analyzed were observational and cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
Source: Eurekalert
Research Gains Insight into Age-related Hearing Loss
Insight into how different types of age-related hearing loss may occur in humans has been gained by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School
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