Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) or presbycusis, as the third leading cause of chronic
disability in older adults, has been shown to be associated with predisposing cognitive …

BackgroundHearing loss can present at birth or be acquired as a result of illness, middle-ear
disease, injury, age, overuse of certain medications, and/or induced by exposure to …

Importance Depression among hearing impaired US adults has not been studied previously.
Objective To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for depression among adults with …

Hearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for dementia in older adults. Whether hearing aid use
can delay the onset of cognitive decline is unknown. Participants in this study (aged 62–82 …

Hearing loss (HL) is highly common in older adulthood, constituting the third most prevalent
chronic health condition in this population. In addition to posing a substantial burden to …

Rationale Dementia currently affects 50 million people globally with this expected to triple by
2050. Even though hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline, the underlying …

Despite contributing substantially to disability in the United States, age-related hearing loss
is an underappreciated public health concern. Loss of hearing sensitivity has been …

Objectives: The authors estimated the proportion of older adults in the United States who
report hearing aid use among those likely to benefit. To more fully understand what factors …

In older adults, hearing loss is independently associated with an increased rate of cognitive
decline, and has been identified to be a modifiable risk factor for dementia. The mechanism …

BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the prospective association between measured
hearing impairment, self-reported hearing handicap and hearing aid use with quality of life …