Abstract
Plain Language SummaryWithin the current study, the authors aimed to explore the effect of hearing loss on cognitive functioning in older adults, considering the effects of vestibular function, anxiety and depression on cognitive performance. There is increasing evidence that hearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline but also vestibular dysfunction, depression and anxiety symptoms may play a role in this association. Cognitive functioning was evaluated in a group with moderate-to-severe hearing loss and a matched control group based on sex, age, education level, vestibular function, anxiety and depression rates. The patients with a hearing impairment performed significantly worse on cognitive testing and the differences were most pronounced for the cognitive subdomains of Attention and Visuospatial/Constructional memory. Results from this study confirm that hearing loss negatively impacts cognitive functioning, even in older adults with normal vestibular function.
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