Menopause has emerged as an important health topic (Dalvi, 2024). It is now recognized that sex hormones and the menopause transition not only affect reproductive health, but health more broadly (Bauer et al. 2026). There is mounting evidence concerning how hormonal changes and treatments may be linked to the onset of significant health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and cognitive...
Audiologists should consider menopause status when assessing auditory and cognitive complaints in middle-aged women, though current evidence is not yet strong enough to recommend specific hormonal screening protocols in routine audiology practice.
Recognizing menopause as a contributor to auditory-cognitive aging could open new screening and intervention windows for a large and growing patient demographic.
- 01Sex hormones, particularly estrogen, appear to influence both hearing ability and cognitive function.