An association between hearing loss and cognitive decline has been found in many epidemiological and clinical studies but few studies have investigated if objectively measured hearing loss is associated with subjective cognitive complaints. Both factors increase with age and are linked to future cognitive decline/dementia....
This cross-sectional design cannot establish causation; no practice change is warranted, but findings support continued screening for cognitive complaints in patients with measured hearing loss.
Understanding whether hearing loss predicts subjective cognitive complaints could strengthen the case for early audiological intervention as part of broader cognitive health management in older adults.
- 01Cross-sectional design assessed objectively measured hearing loss alongside self-reported cognitive complaints in older adults.
- 02Published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (DOI: 10.1111/sjop.70115).
- 03Cross-sectional methodology limits causal inference between hearing loss and cognitive complaints.
- 04Findings contribute to the growing literature linking peripheral hearing loss to cognitive health outcomes.
- 05Results may inform multidisciplinary care pathways connecting audiology and cognitive health services.
There is a possible association between objectively measured hearing loss and subjective cognitive complaints in older adults.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42126868
- DOI
- 10.1111/sjop.70115.
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 3
- Population
- Older adults with objectively measured hearing loss
- Intervention
- Objectively measured hearing loss (audiometric assessment)
- Comparator
- Older adults without hearing loss or with lesser degrees of hearing loss
Primary outcomes
Subjective cognitive complaints (self-reported memory and cognitive difficulties)