Hearing rehabilitation with hearing aids and cochlear
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Hearing rehabilitation with hearing aids and cochlear implants has been connected to increased communication, higher social engagement and decreased cognitive decline; nevertheless, findings are rather inconsistent due to methodological err
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Stated in the abstract and cells research gap and cells future research sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2012 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 42 times in total.
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- Hearing Technology and Cognition (2012) · American Journal of Audiology · cited 41× · doi
CONCLUSIONS: Although interactions have been observed between cognition and use of hearing aids for measures obtained following immediate or short-term usage of hearing technology, limited evidence is available following long-term usage, and that evidence that is available does not support an effect of hearing aids on cognitive function.
generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5Keywords: hearing aids following term usage evidence available conclusions interactions observed cognition measures obtained immediate short - Auditory and executive determinants of phonetic processing and lexical acquisition in older adults with mild hearing impairment and cognitive decline (2026) · GeroScience · doi
The study identifies a gap in understanding the relationship between aging, cognition, and speech processing. - The gap is due to the lack of research on the interplay between central auditory processing and cognitive capacities in older adults with mild hearing impairment and cognitive decline.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: study identifies gap understanding relationship between aging cognition - Age-Related Hearing Loss and Correlation with Cognitive Decline: a Narrative Review (2025) · MAEDICA – a Journal of Clinical Medicine · cited 1× · doi
Hearing rehabilitation with hearing aids and cochlear implants has been connected to increased communication, higher social engagement and decreased cognitive decline; nevertheless, findings are rather inconsistent due to methodological errors and limited follow-up periods.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: hearing rehabilitation aids cochlear implants connected increased communication higher social engagement decreased cognitive decline nevertheless - Hearing technology and the brain: cognitive function in different hearing device users (2026) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · doi
Future studies should examine the relationship between hearing device use and cognitive function in a longitudinal design. - Future studies should consider the development of hearing devices and interventions aimed at improving cognitive function. - Future studies should examine the relationship between hearing device use and cognitive function in different age groups.
generalstated in cells future researchevidence 4/5Keywords: future studies examine relationship between hearing device use
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