SynthesisFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022
Effect of hearing aids on cognitive functions in middle-aged and older adults with hearing loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia: Clinical Intersections.Audiology research · 2026Review
- Cognitive Outcomes After Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence, Mechanisms, and Long-Term Perspectives.Audiology research · 2026Review
- Hearing Loss Among Older Adults: Epidemiology, Disparities, and Gaps in Research.Annual review of public health · 2026Review
- Mood and Cognitive Disorders Following Hearing Loss: Impact of Hearing Aid Timing.Audiology research · 2026Review
- Dementia and hearing loss: from risk to mechanisms and management.Frontiers in dementia · 2026Review
- A hypothetical intervention on the use of hearing aids for the risk of dementia in people with hearing loss in UK Biobank.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Association of midlife hearing impairment and hearing aid use with incident dementia: analysis of two UK-based longitudinal cohort studies.Nature aging · 2025Article
- Towards universal chemosensory testing: needs, barriers, and opportunities.Chemical senses · 2025Article
- Results from AD-HEARING (ADherence to and adjustment of HEARING aids in clinical routine care as preventive dementia strategy): a prospective 6-month follow-up study on cognition and psychological well-being.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The effect of removing hearing aids on postural sway in older adults with age-related hearing loss: an experimental study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- GDF1 ameliorates cognitive impairment induced by hearing loss.Nature aging · 2024Article
- Cognitive change in prevalent and incident hearing loss: The Maastricht Aging Study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Cognitive processing speed improvement after cochlear implantation.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Self-Reported Hearing Aid Use in Russian Adults According to a National Survey.Audiology research · 2023Article
- ENHANCE: a comparative prospective longitudinal study of cognitive outcomes after 3 years of hearing aid use in older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- The impact of hearing loss on cognitive impairment: The mediating role of depressive symptoms and the moderating role of social relationships.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Impact of hearing aid use on cognitive function in elderly individuals with hearing loss: a prospective study.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyArticle
- Hearing Impairment and Cognitive Function: Mediating Role of Social Isolation and Depression.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasArticle
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12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective: The study aimed to examine the effects of hearing aids on cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults with hearing loss. Data sources and study selection: PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched for studies published before 30 March 2022. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized studies of interventions (NRSIs) were included in the search. Restriction was set on neither types, severity, or the time of onset of hearing impairment nor cognitive or psychiatric statuses. Data extraction and synthesis: Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the study quality of RCTs. Cognitive function outcomes were descriptively summarized and converted to standardized mean difference (SMD) in the meta-analysis. Meta-analysis was conducted in RCTs. Sub-group analyses were conducted by cognitive statuses, psychiatric disorders, and cognitive domains. Results: A total of 15 studies met the inclusion criteria, including five RCTs ( Conclusion: Hearing aids might improve cognitive performance in domains such as executive function in subjects without dementia. The effects on subjects with depressive symptoms remained unclear. No improvement was found in subjects with AD or dementia. Long-term RCTs and well-matched comparison-group studies with large sample sizes are warranted. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier: CRD42022349057.
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