Impact of hearing impairment on cognitive performance.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the cognitive performance in adults with hearing loss and to identify associations between clinical characteristics of hearing loss and cognitive outcomes.

Methods: In this cross-sectional analytical observational study, adults with hearing loss underwent the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), following the collection of their clinical and audiometric data.

Results: Among 134 evaluated individuals, a majority reported a progressive onset (91.

Is there benefit from the use of cochlear implants and hearing aids in cognition for older adults? A systematic review.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess whether hearing aids (HA) and cochlear implants (CI) bring benefits to cognition or mitigate cognitive decline in older adults.

Methods: This is a systematic literature review registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) and based on the criteria recommended by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, and Study type (PICOS) strategy was used to define eligibility.