“…In addition, results from experimental studies have also suggested some possible mechanisms linking hearing loss with dementia. For example, some potential mechanisms are the concurrent dysfunction of common pathways that cause hearing loss and dementia, as well as decreased stimulation of cognitive processing that results from hearing loss (Recanzone, 2018 ; Jafari et al, 2019 ; Uchida et al, 2019 ; Di Stadio et al, 2021 ). Accordingly, some prospective cohort studies have been conducted to reveal the relationship between hearing loss and the subsequent incidence of dementia (Gates et al, 1996 , 2002 , 2011 ; Lin et al, 2011 ; Gallacher et al, 2012 ; Gurgel et al, 2014 ; Deal et al, 2017 ; Golub et al, 2017 ; Amieva et al, 2018 ; Ford et al, 2018 ; Brenowitz et al, 2019 ; Osler et al, 2019 ; Vassilaki et al, 2019 ; Brewster et al, 2021 ).…”