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ArticleFrontiers in aging2025

The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study.

Rong Tian, Osvaldo P Almeida, Andrew H Ford, Leon Flicker, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Suzanne Robinson, Marshall Makate, Simone Pettigrew, Sin Huey Lee, Ina Dorsheimer and 3 more

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Rong TianMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Osvaldo P AlmeidaMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Andrew H FordMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Leon FlickerMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Nicola T LautenschlagerWA Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Suzanne RobinsonDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Marshall MakateDepartment of Health Economics and Data Analytics, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Simone PettigrewThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Sin Huey LeeEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.
Ina DorsheimerMurdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Jessica M YiannosEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.
Libby CrawfordEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.
Dona M P JayakodyMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.

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Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the association between hearing loss and frailty among a group of older community volunteers with mild cognitive impairment. Design: This study recruited 162 older community volunteers who have mild cognitive impairment and symmetric age-related hearing loss. Participants' hearing ability (including peripheral hearing, hearing handicap and central auditory processing) and frailty status were assessed and analysed. An independent t-test was conducted to compare hearing performance between frail and non-frail groups. Results: There were statistically significant differences between frail and non-frail groups for speech frequency hearing threshold, overall central auditory processing score and hearing handicap score, but not for high frequency hearing threshold. Conclusion: Frail individuals exhibit poorer performance in peripheral and central hearing assessments, as well as in self-reported hearing handicap. Future randomised controlled trials are necessary to find out if the correction of hearing loss decreases the proportion of people affected by frailty in later life.

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agingcentral auditory processingfrailtyhearing handicaphearing loss

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