A review of causal mechanisms underlying the link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline

A review of causal mechanisms underlying the link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline

Highlights • The link between hearing loss and cognitive decline is small but reliable. • This is most probably due to a common cause, producing decline in both domains. • With hearing loss, speech perception makes greater demands on cognition. • Such increased demands may unmask cognitive decline....

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Veröffentlicht in:Ageing research reviews 2015-09, Vol.23 (Pt B), p.154-166
Hauptverfasser: Wayne, Rachel V, Johnsrude, Ingrid S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aging - pathology
Aging - psychology
Cognition Disorders - etiology
Cognition Disorders - pathology
Hearing Loss - etiology
Hearing Loss - pathology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Neurology
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • The link between hearing loss and cognitive decline is small but reliable. • This is most probably due to a common cause, producing decline in both domains. • With hearing loss, speech perception makes greater demands on cognition. • Such increased demands may unmask cognitive decline.
ISSN:1568-1637
1872-9649
DOI:10.1016/j.arr.2015.06.002