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....
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.
