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000170090 100__ $$aPeribáñez García, Roberto$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000170090 245__ $$aRelationship between hearing loss, cognitive impairment, and dementia; meta-analysis of cohort studies in which the exposure factor is hearing loss measured by audiometry
000170090 260__ $$c2026
000170090 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000170090 5203_ $$aIntroduction-objectives: There is a probable relationship between hearing loss and cognitive decline and dementia: patients with hearing loss appear to develop cognitive difficulties earlier and more frequently. However, the relationship is not completely clear. A meta-analysis of high-quality studies is needed to clarify the nature of this relationship.
Materials and methods: Meta-analysis of cohort studies in which the exposure factor is hearing loss, necessarily measured with pure-tone audiometry, and the outcome is the progression of cognitive decline measured with validated scales or the onset of dementia. The inclusion period for the studies was 2019–2023.
Results: Of the 5349 articles identified, 11 cohort studies were included in the systematic review; and 8 in the meta-analysis. In those where the outcome was dementia (expressed as Hazard Ratio [HR]), a statistically significant relationship was found, with an HR of 1.32 (1.30–1.34), with low heterogeneity and a low risk of publication bias. In those where the outcome was expressed as linear regression (beta), no statistically significant results were found.
Conclusions: There appears to be a relationship between hearing loss and cognitive impairment/dementia. Other forms of hearing loss (such as central hearing loss) need to be evaluated to fully assess the effect and implications of this relationship.
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000170090 700__ $$aRodriguez Rodriguez, Francisco Álvaro$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000170090 700__ $$aAscaso Adiego, Blanca
000170090 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3265-504X$$aAdiego Leza, María Isabel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000170090 7102_ $$11013$$2653$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Cirugía$$cÁrea Otorrinolaringología
000170090 7102_ $$11007$$2610$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.$$cArea Medicina
000170090 773__ $$g47, 2 (2026), 104799 [9 p.]$$pAm. j. otolaryngol.$$tAMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY$$x0196-0709
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