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Hearing Loss and Incident Dementia

Archives of Neurology · 2011 · Vol. 68(2) · pp. 214–20
Frank R. LinE. Jeffrey MetterRichard O’BrienSusan M. ResnickAlan B. ZondermanLuigi Ferrucci

Abstract

Hearing loss is independently associated with incident all-cause dementia. Whether hearing loss is a marker for early-stage dementia or is actually a modifiable risk factor for dementia deserves further study.

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHearing Loss and RehabilitationDementiaHearing lossMedicineHazard ratioConfidence intervalProportional hazards modelAudiologyProspective cohort studyInternal medicineDisease

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAudiometryDementiaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexBaltimore

Funding

  • National Institute on Aging
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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