4 of 4: Hearing Loss and Aging

4 of 4 Presentations from the Research Symposium: How the Brain Makes Sense of the World of Sound at the Hearing Loss Association of America's Convention 2012.
Presenter:
Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Hopkins University
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Description:
The potential impact of hearing loss on the health and functioning of older adults and the role of rehabilitative devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants) in mitigating its effects remain largely unstudied. Despite availability of aural rehabilitative methods, less than 20% of older adults use a hearing aid, and even fewer use assistive listening devices or take part in aural rehabilitation. Dr. Lin will discuss recent research that has begun as well as studies that have demonstrated independent associations between hearing loss and the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.