Hearing aid

Intervention3 papers1 finding

Humans2

Associations

1

Cognitive impairment

downin humans1OR 0.65Low certainty

1 study

Hearing aid lowers the risk of cognitive impairment in humans (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.49–0.86).
Humansamong older adults with subjective hearing difficulty
Association between subjective hearing difficulty and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults: A secondary analysis of the 2023 National Survey of Older Koreans · Journal of Korean gerontological nursing · 31 Aug 2026

Funding

National Institute on AgingUS$429k1 grant since 2026

Hearing Aid Initiation and dementia among Older Adults
National Institute on AgingUniversity of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr HoustonUS$429k2026–2028

Latest

3

Journal of IntelligenceReview24 Sep

Speech Perception in Noise: A Narrative Review of Cognitive Contribution and Hearing-Aid Signal Processing

Journal of Korean Gerontological NursingHumans3 Sep

Association between subjective hearing difficulty and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults: A secondary analysis of the 2023 National Survey of Older Koreans

Cognitive impairment

Journal of Health MonitoringHumans26 Aug

Prevalence and trends in self-reported hearing difficulties among adults in Germany: Results from the GEDA study