Open AccessAssociations of Hearing Sensitivity, Higher-Order Auditory Processing, and Cognition Over Time in Middle-Aged Adults
Author(s) -
Natascha Merten,
Mary Fischer,
Ted S. Tweed,
Monique M.B. Breteler,
Karen J. Cruickshanks
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glz189
Subject(s) - audiology , cognition , hearing loss , psychology , cognitive decline , audiometry , speech perception , medicine , perception , dementia , disease , pathology , neuroscience
Age-related hearing loss (impairment in hearing sensitivity and/or higher-order auditory processing) and cognitive decline are common co-occurring impairments in elderly adults. Their relation in the process of aging remains insufficiently understood. We aim to assess the temporal relations of decline in hearing sensitivity, higher-order auditory processing, and cognition in middle-aged adults.