Hearing Loss and Cognition: What Does the Research Actually Tell Us?

Описание: Over the past decade, the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive decline has been a hot topic, with much of the research in this area misinterpreted or misunderstood. Here to help us get a clearer picture of this linkage between hearing loss and cognitive decline and how hearing aids might help is Danielle Powell, PhD. She is an audiologist and epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.

Articles mentioned in this interview:
Powell DS, Oh ES, Reed NS, Lin FR, Deal JA. Hearing Loss and Cognition: What We Know and Where We Need to Go. Front Aging Neurosci. 2022;13:769405. Published 2022 Feb 28 (open access)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...

Powell DS, Oh ES, Lin FR, Deal JA. Hearing Impairment and Cognition in an Aging World. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2021;22(4):387-403. (gated site)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34008...

Interview transcript available here:
https://hearinghealthmatters.org/this...

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00:00 Introduction
03:32 Hearing Loss and Cognition - Current Understanding
10:25 Counseling Patients on Hearing Loss and Cognition
15:14 Understanding Dementia vs. Cognitive Decline
21:25 Adding Cognitive Screenings in Audiology Practice
25:27 Hearing Aids and Slowing Cognitive Decline
29:00 Future Research Areas