The relationship between hearing impairment and cognitive function: a meta‐analysis in adults

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Authors

D.S. Taljaard · The University of Western Australia

Michelle Olaithe · The University of Western Australia

Christopher G. Brennan‐Jones · The University of Western Australia

Robert H. Eikelboom · The University of Western Australia

Romola S. Bucks · The University of Western Australia

Abstract

This meta-analysis suggests that hearing impairment is associated with cognitive problems. However, due to diversity within studies, small sample sizes, the failure to control for premorbid and other health factors, this conclusion may be premature.

Topics & Keywords

Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Noise Effects and Management Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Otolaryngology

Volume 41, Issue 6, pp. 718-729

DOI: 10.1111/coa.12607

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