Objective Social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality and higher
health care spending in older adults. Hearing loss is a common condition in older adults and …

Abstract Background and Objectives Studies reporting an association between hearing loss
and depression in older adults are conflicting and warrant a systematic review and meta …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

In the World report on hearing, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2050
nearly 2.5 billion people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, at least 700 million …

Importance Evidence has linked age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) with cognitive
decline; however, very few studies (none in the United Kingdom) explore this link in large …

Objectives To analyze long‐term cognitive status and function after cochlear implantation in
profoundly deaf individuals. Design Prospective observational longitudinal study. Setting …

Hearing helps us know where we are relative to important events and objects in our
environment and it allows us to track our changing position dynamically over space and …

Purpose The adverse impact of hearing loss (HL) extends beyond auditory impairment and
may affect the individuals' psychosocial wellbeing. We aimed to examine whether there …

Objective Age-related hearing loss is one of the leading causes of disability in older adults.
This cross-sectional study investigated the association between untreated hearing loss …

The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of hearing loss (HL), vision loss
(VL), and dual sensory loss (DSL) in Canadians 45–85 years of age. Audiometry and visual …