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Hearing deficits associated with cognitive impairment have attracted much recent interest, motivated by emerging evidence that impaired hearing is a risk factor for cognitive decline. However, dementia and hearing impairment present immense challenges in their own right, and their intersection in the auditory brain remains poorly understood and difficult to assess. Here, we outline a clinically oriented, symptom-based approach to the assessment of hearing in dementias, informed by recent progress in the clinical auditory neuroscience of these diseases. We consider the significance and interpretation of hearing loss and symptoms that point to a disorder of auditory cognition in patients with dementia. We identify key auditory characteristics of some important dementias and conclude with a bedside approach to assessing and managing auditory dysfunction in dementia.
Author(s): Hardy CJD, Marshall CR, Golden HL, Clark CN, Mummery CJ, Griffiths TD, Bamiou DE, Warren JD
Publication type: Editorial
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Neurology
Year: 2016
Volume: 263
Issue: 11
Pages: 2339-2354
Print publication date: 01/11/2016
Online publication date: 02/07/2016
Acceptance date: 14/06/2016
ISSN (print): 0340-5354
ISSN (electronic): 1432-1459
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8208-y
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-016-8208-y
