Deafness and Cognition in Middle-aged Adults
Impact of Severe to Profound Deafness on Cognitive Functions in Middle-aged Adults
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
180 participants
May 24, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
A mild cognitive impairment was observed in 50% of cochlear implant candidates aged 65 years and over, compared to 5-19% in general population. No studies analysed cognition in patients younger than 65 years. The aim of our study was to compare cognitive function between patients with severe and profound hearing loss and patients with normal hearing in patients aged 45 to 64 years.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Cases: Patients aged between 45 to 64 years with severe to profound bilateral post-lingual sensorineural hearing loss with a maximum intelligibility of 70% (disyllabic words) in free-field silence with hearing aids at 60 dB SPL, current in french
- Controls: normal hearing subjects matched on age, sex and education level
Exclusion Criteria4
- Associated disability that prevents the tests from being performed
- Past and current history of neurological and psychiatric disorders including meningitis
- Psychotropic drug treatment
- Vulnerable subject
Interventions
For both Patients and controls: * Cognitive functions evaluation * Tonal and vocal audiometry * Self questionnaires
Locations(1)
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NCT05149742