Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Introduction. Hearing loss (HL) rehabilitation involves using different hearing technologies, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants. The efficacy of HL rehabilitation strategies and their cognitive benefits has been reported for clinical populations, such as those with mild cognitive impairment...
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Introduction. Hearing loss (HL) rehabilitation involves using different hearing technologies, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants. The efficacy of HL rehabilitation strategies and their cognitive benefits has been reported for clinical populations, such as those with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. However, up to date, there is no clarity about the cognitive-linguistic implications of HL rehabilitation for healthy older adults. Therefore, increasing knowledge about its benefits in healthy older people is critical to generating early intervention strategies that could delay the progression to pathological stages.
Aim. To profile cognitive-linguistic performance after HL rehabilitation in healthy older adults.
Methodology. Systematic literature review following the PRISMA guidelines. We included randomized and non-randomized clinical trials from Medline by PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases (January 2000 to May 2024).
Results. We identified 410 titles, from which five papers were qualitatively analyzed. Results suggest that after HL rehabilitation, healthy older adults improve their performance in specific abilities such as working memory, delayed recall, attention, semantic and phonological fluency, and language comprehension. We highlight an association between working memory improvement and semantic skills' benefits, especially in subjects with mild to moderate HL.
Conclusion. HL rehabilitation programs should consider cognitive-linguistic stimulation programs in healthy older adults to prevent cognitive dysfunction or neurodegenerative conditions. We only analyzed a few studies; thus, we suggest interpreting the information carefully. Indeed, promoting more follow-up studies to clarify the benefits of using hearing devices and their cognitive-linguistic implications in healthy people is still necessary.
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| spelling | doaj-art-6bf12b631fa649d7b69facadd9eba4332025-08-20T03:05:07ZspaFundación Universitaria María CanoRevista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud2665-20562025-02-017210.46634/riics.363Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic ReviewFrancisca Mansilla-Jara0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7843-1643Teresa Julio-Ramos1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7632-4074Álvaro Godoy–Díaz2https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9807-5505Daniel Solomons3https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8613-0802Igor Cigarroa4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0418-8787David Toloza-Ramirez5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-9999Andrés Bello UniversityUniversity of ValparaísoYunqueMedMillennium Institute for Intelligent Healthcare EngineeringUniversidad Católica Silva HenríquezAndrés Bello University Introduction. Hearing loss (HL) rehabilitation involves using different hearing technologies, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants. The efficacy of HL rehabilitation strategies and their cognitive benefits has been reported for clinical populations, such as those with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. However, up to date, there is no clarity about the cognitive-linguistic implications of HL rehabilitation for healthy older adults. Therefore, increasing knowledge about its benefits in healthy older people is critical to generating early intervention strategies that could delay the progression to pathological stages. Aim. To profile cognitive-linguistic performance after HL rehabilitation in healthy older adults. Methodology. Systematic literature review following the PRISMA guidelines. We included randomized and non-randomized clinical trials from Medline by PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases (January 2000 to May 2024). Results. We identified 410 titles, from which five papers were qualitatively analyzed. Results suggest that after HL rehabilitation, healthy older adults improve their performance in specific abilities such as working memory, delayed recall, attention, semantic and phonological fluency, and language comprehension. We highlight an association between working memory improvement and semantic skills' benefits, especially in subjects with mild to moderate HL. Conclusion. HL rehabilitation programs should consider cognitive-linguistic stimulation programs in healthy older adults to prevent cognitive dysfunction or neurodegenerative conditions. We only analyzed a few studies; thus, we suggest interpreting the information carefully. Indeed, promoting more follow-up studies to clarify the benefits of using hearing devices and their cognitive-linguistic implications in healthy people is still necessary. https://riics.info/index.php/RCMC/article/view/363Hearing lossRehabilitationAgingCognitionLanguage |
| spellingShingle | Francisca Mansilla-Jara Teresa Julio-Ramos Álvaro Godoy–Díaz Daniel Solomons Igor Cigarroa David Toloza-Ramirez Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review Revista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud Hearing loss Rehabilitation Aging Cognition Language |
| title | Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Hearing Loss Rehabilitation and Its Contribution to Cognitive-Linguistic Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | hearing loss rehabilitation and its contribution to cognitive linguistic performance in healthy older adults a systematic review |
| topic | Hearing loss Rehabilitation Aging Cognition Language |
| url | https://riics.info/index.php/RCMC/article/view/363 |
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