A review of causal mechanisms underlying the link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-166

  Wayne, Rachel V ^a   Johnsrude, Ingrid S ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; Audiometric hearing loss; Cognitive aging; Cognitive decline; Cognitive hearing science; Sensory decline

Indexed keywords

AUDIOMETRY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; HEARING LOSS; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS;

EID: 84941261095     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2015.06.002     Document Type: Review

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