Zwaardemaker is credited with documenting the reduction of high-frequency hearing associated with increased age in 1891. His interest, however, involved determining the highest frequency heard at various ages rather than acuity at a given frequency. 1259 AudiologyOnline ArticleJulie Purdy...
According to this study:Among older adults, hearing loss is independently associated with cognitive impairment and decline.
The impact of age-related hearing loss extends beyond the auditory pathway and impacts brain areas related to cognitive impairment and even dementia. The presence of tinnitus, a sensation of sound that frequently co-occurs with hearing loss, is additionally linked to cognitive decline. Interestingly,...
The researchers found that while some factors such as age were linked with ARHL regardless of sex, others were differently associated with ARHL risk in males and females. Advertisement Among women, age, hypertension, diabetes, imbalance of blood fats, obesity, sarcopenia (the loss of strength an...
Results: Results indicate that hearing loss is highly prevalent among this sample of cognitively impaired older adults. Sixty percent of the sample had at least a mild hearing loss in the better hearing ear. Among variables examined, age, MMSE, and medical history of diabetes were strongly ...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook hearing loss Thesaurus Medical Legal Financial Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia n (Pathology) an increase in the threshold of audibility caused by age, infirmity, or prolonged exposure to intense noise ...
Hearing loss is a common problem that impacts quality of life for the patient, family members, and caretakers. Unfortunately, hearing loss is often undiagnosed and untreated. This article summarizes symptoms of typical hearing loss associated with aging and simple screening procedures that can be impl...
Until recently, the medical community believed that most hearing loss was caused by hear cells in the ear degrading as we age. But evidence is emerging that sound levels at sporting events, concerts, nightclubs and on personal devices can cause lasting damage to the connections between hear cell...
O’Malley, MD JAMA Internal Medicine Abstract Background Whether hearing loss is independently associated with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults is unknown. Methods We studied 1984 older adults (mean age, 77.4 years) enrolled in the Health ABC Study, a prospective observational study ...
Hearing loss affects more than 60 percent of adults aged 70 and older in the United States and is known to be related to an increased risk of dementia. The reason for this association is not fully understood. To better understand the connection, a team of University of California San Diego ...