Hearing Loss and Alzheimer Disease

Arianna Di Stadio; Mickie J Hamiter; Dalila Roccamatisi; Anil K Lalwani

doi:10.1007/7854_2024_526

Hearing Loss and Alzheimer Disease

Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2024 Oct 23. doi: 10.1007/7854_2024_526. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Arianna Di Stadio¹, Mickie J Hamiter², Dalila Roccamatisi³, Anil K Lalwani¹

Affiliations

¹ GF Ingrassia Department, Otolaryngology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
³ UTIU, Department of Psychology, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 39436630
DOI: 10.1007/7854_2024_526

Abstract

Several studies have been done to investigate the role of hearing loss (HL) in cognitive decline. A co-existence of these two conditions has been identified. Recently, thanks to the use of functional MRI and EEG it has been shown that untreated HL can expose patients with cognitive decline to a higher risk of developing Alzheimer Disease (AD). This chapter will discuss the difference between central and peripheral HL, the link between HL and cognition and the relationship between HL and AD. At the end of the chapter the available technologies to treat HL will be discussed as well as their impact on memory and cognition.

Keywords: Alzheimer disease; Cognition; Cognitive decline; Hearing loss; Memory; Molecular; Radiology; Rehabilitation.