Nicholas S. Reed AuD PhD 1,2 Jennifer A. Deal PhD 2 1 Amplifon S.p.A, Milian, Italy 2 Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States An explosion in public health literature over the past 15-20 years has linked hearing loss to numerous areas of aging, including cognitive decline, social isolation, health resource utilization, dementia, and physical activity....
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Audiologists can use this guide to improve how they communicate the hearing-loss–cognition evidence base to patients and referrers, but it introduces no new clinical evidence that would change testing or treatment protocols.
Clear professional communication about the hearing-cognition link is increasingly important as public health messaging on dementia prevention reaches patients, and clinicians need reliable frameworks to interpret and convey this evidence accurately.
- 01The guide reviews the public health literature on hearing loss and cognitive decline.
- 02Authors are affiliated with Johns Hopkins and Amplifon — a potential conflict of interest to note.
- 03Designed to help professionals interpret and discuss evidence, not to introduce new findings.
- 04Supports audiologists in responding to patient questions about dementia and hearing loss.
- 05No new primary data are presented.
Hearing loss is linked to cognitive decline based on the public health literature.
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