The Interaction of Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
There is compelling evidence that hearing and memory, particularly auditory memory, are correlated. This years’ seminar will review the data exploring the interaction of hearing loss and cognitive decline and will present some challenges involved in treating persons with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease who also have hearing loss.
Learning Objectives:
-To describe the anatomy of the auditory and memory systems.
-To demonstrate the concept of auditory working memory and how its compares with short-term memory and long-term memory.
-To summarize research on the interaction of hearing loss and cognitive decline.
-To describe the difficult nature of treating Alzheimer’s and dementia patients with hearing aids.