Publications
Hearing Healthcare and Cognition
November 18, 2022
A summary of the latest research on hearing and cognition, plus what it means for your clients. View full article
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care
November 18, 2022
Worldwide around 50 million people live with dementia, and this number is projected to increase to 152 million by 2050,1 rising particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) where around two-thirds of…
Audition Matters More as Cognition Declines
September 29, 2022
We know active and passive auditory processing allows us to receive and perceive multiple acoustic signals superimposed upon each other. Incredibly, when our peripheral and central nervous systems function optimally, we extract…
A Deeper Dive into Cognition & Audiology: 2022
September 29, 2022
Approximately 55 million people (globally) have acquired dementia (WHO, 2021) and that number is expected to triple in the next 28 years (by 2050).1 Despite disappointment regarding the pharmacologic treatment of Alzheimer’s…
Hearing loss and cognition: a discussion for audiologists and hearing healthcare professionals
September 29, 2022
Among researchers, clinicians and patients, there is widespread and growing interest in the relationship between hearing and cognition. The Cognition in Hearing Special Interest Group (SIG) is part of the British Society…
Issues in Cognitive Screenings by Audiologists
September 29, 2022
It almost goes without saying that one’s cognitive or emotional status, neurologic status, and state of mental health impacts sensory perceptions. The opposite is also true. Specifically, sensory changes can (and do)…
A Two-Minute Speech-In-Noise Test Protocol and Pilot Data
September 29, 2022
In this article, we demonstrate a simple protocol that can rapidly determine speech-in-noise thresholds and can be used to validate and verify important differences between unaided and aided responses. View full article:…
Cognitive screenings in otolaryngology? The time has come
September 29, 2022
The demographics and communicative disorders which traverse aging, neurocognitive disorders and auditory problems are staggering. Lancet Public Health1 estimates 57 million people globally with dementia in 2019 and by 2050 there will…
The relationship between hearing loss and the exacerbation of cognitive decline is well documented. Multiple reports have presented evidence that as hearing loss increases, so too, does the potential for cognitive decline….
The workgroup approved 6 measures: (1) Annual cognitive health assessment for patients ≥ 65 years and for patients with neurologic illnesses at any age (2) Cognitive and functional assessment for patients with…