Prevalence of usage of hearing aids and its association with cognitive impairment in Japanese community-dwelling elders with hearing loss

Sugiura, Saiko; Uchida, Yuzo; Nishita, Yukiko; Teranishi, Masaaki; Shimono, Mariko; Suzuki, Hirokazu; Nakashima, Tsutomu; Tange, Chikako; Otsuka, Rei; Ando, Fujiko; Shimokata, Hiroshi

doi:10.1016/j.anl.2021.03.017

Cited by 11 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Hearing aids remain underused despite their association with improved outcomes, such as increased quality of life or reduced cognitive decline, compared with hearing loss without use of hearing aids. 14 , 25 , 26 Orji et al 27 estimated that 83% of individuals (all ages) worldwide and 77% of individuals in Europe with disabling hearing loss did not use hearing aids in an analysis derived from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study. A total of 63.2% of participants with disabling hearing loss in the present study did not use hearing aids.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hearing aids remain underused despite their association with improved outcomes, such as increased quality of life or reduced cognitive decline, compared with hearing loss without use of hearing aids. 14,25,26 26 Only 7% of individuals in the larger population of participants in the CONSTANCES cohort with any hearing loss were using hearing aids. Those findings are of particular importance in France, where full reimbursement for hearing aids was established after completion of this study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[4][5][6][7][8] Prevalence estimates of hearing loss are scarce, derived primarily from small and nonrepresentative studies, most often based on self-reports of hearing loss instead of objective audiometric testing, and often based on age-restricted cohorts. 1,[9][10][11][12][13][14] Existing studies collected data mostly in the 1990s, 15 and the prevalence of hearing loss has evolved in parallel with the aging of the population. [16][17][18] These limitations were highlighted in the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study 1 and in several other studies.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although the association of hearing aids with improvements in several health-related outcomes are increasingly recognized, an underuse of hearing aids has been suggested . However, estimates of hearing aid use are not nationwide and were calculated mostly in older populations .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Among Adults in France in the CONSTANCES Study

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Key Points Question What is the prevalence of hearing loss and hearing aid use at the population level in France? Findings In this cohort study including 186 460 French volunteers aged 18 to 75 years with audiometric data, 25% had hearing loss and 4% had disabling hearing loss. Among participants with disabling hearing loss, 37% reported using hearing aids. Meaning The findings suggest that hearing loss is prevalent among French adults and that hearing aids are underused.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hearing aids remain underused despite their association with improved outcomes, such as increased quality of life or reduced cognitive decline, compared with hearing loss without use of hearing aids. 14,25,26 26 Only 7% of individuals in the larger population of participants in the CONSTANCES cohort with any hearing loss were using hearing aids. Those findings are of particular importance in France, where full reimbursement for hearing aids was established after completion of this study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Among Adults in France in the CONSTANCES Study

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Twenty-one and 10 studies had a moderate and low risk of bias, respectively, when assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Thirteen studies were conducted in Europe, 12 studies were conducted in North America, 3 studies were conducted in Asia, and 2 studies were conducted in Australasia . One study consisted of a multinational cohort (eTable 4 in the Supplement).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants With Cognitive Decline and Dementia

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ImportanceHearing loss is associated with cognitive decline. However, it is unclear if hearing restorative devices may have a beneficial effect on cognition.ObjectiveTo evaluate the associations of hearing aids and cochlear implants with cognitive decline and dementia.Data SourcesPubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for studies published from inception to July 23, 2021.Study SelectionRandomized clinical trials or observational studies published as full-length articles in peer-reviewed journals relating to the effect of hearing interventions on cognitive function, cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, and dementia in patients with hearing loss.Data Extraction and SynthesisThe review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelines. Two authors independently searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for studies relating to the effect of hearing interventions on cognitive decline and dementia in patients with hearing loss.Main Outcomes and MeasuresMaximally adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) were used for dichotomous outcomes and ratio of means for continuous outcomes. Sources of heterogeneity were investigated using sensitivity and subgroup analyses, and publication bias was assessed using visual inspection, the Egger test, and trim and fill.ResultsA total of 3243 studies were screened; 31 studies (25 observational studies, 6 trials) with 137 484 participants were included, of which 19 (15 observational studies, 4 trials) were included in quantitative analyses. Meta-analysis of 8 studies, which had 126 903 participants, had a follow-up duration ranging from 2 to 25 years, and studied long-term associations between hearing aid use and cognitive decline, showed significantly lower hazards of any cognitive decline among hearing aid users compared with participants with uncorrected hearing loss (HR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.76-0.87; I2 = 0%). Additionally, meta-analysis of 11 studies with 568 participants studying the association between hearing restoration and short-term cognitive test score changes revealed a 3% improvement in short-term cognitive test scores after the use of hearing aids (ratio of means, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02-1.04, I2 = 0%).Conclusions and RelevanceIn this meta-analysis, the usage of hearing restorative devices by participants with hearing loss was associated with a 19% decrease in hazards of long-term cognitive decline. Furthermore, usage of these devices was significantly associated with a 3% improvement in cognitive test scores that assessed general cognition in the short term. A cognitive benefit of hearing restorative devices should be further investigated in randomized trials.

show abstract

Do hearing loss interventions prevent dementia?

Dawes

Völter

2023

Z Gerontol Geriat

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Hearing loss has been identified as a potentially modifiable risk for dementia. This discussion paper reviews studies examining the impact of hearing loss interventions on cognitive decline and incident cognitive impairment, identified the challenges for research on the cognitive impacts of hearing interventions, and the likely benefits of hearing interventions for healthy aging and mental well-being.

show abstract

Prevalence of usage of hearing aids and its association with cognitive impairment in Japanese community-dwelling elders with hearing loss

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Among Adults in France in the CONSTANCES Study

Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Among Adults in France in the CONSTANCES Study

Association of Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants With Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Do hearing loss interventions prevent dementia?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About