Full Description
Age-Related Hearing Loss, Brain Health, and Dementia reviews the effects of hearing loss on the brain and examines the most up-to-date perspectives on the possible causal relation between hearing loss and cognitive impairment. Through this synthesis, the book explores the links between hearing loss and the brain to improve understanding and promote better hearing for better brain health.
Contents
1. Ageing and the Auditory System
Christopher J. Plack
2. Aging of the brain systems supporting speech perception
Pascale Tremblay, Marc-André Marion-Flamand, David Ratelle and Alexandre Sicard
3. Hearing loss, vascular function, and brain health in older adults
Jennifer A. Deal, Jason R. Smith and Kening Jiang
4. A neurological perspective on hearing impairment in dementia
Sophie A. Froud, Benjamin A. Levett, Lucy B. Core, Jessica Jiang, Chris J.D. Hardy and Jason D. Warren
5. Hearing loss and health: Psychosocial well-being, chronic health conditions, and the role of physical activity
Maria V. Goodwin and David Maidment
6. Listening effort in age-related hearing loss
Kate Slade and Ronan McGarrigle
7. Cross-modal and cortical neuroplasticity in age-related hearing loss
Anu Sharma, Kayla Cormier and Carly Schimmel
8. Hearing loss, dementia, and hearing rehabilitation methods: Unveiling current epidemiological evidence
Manuella Cantuaria and Jesper Hvass Schmidt
9. Demystifying age-related hearing loss: How socioeconomic inequalities are shaping global hearing health policies
Dalia Tsimpida
10. Communication needs of people with hearing loss and dementia living in care homes
Hannah Cross and Rebecca Millman
11. The Future of Hearing Aid Technology
Simon Carlile, Helen E. Nuttall and Richard F. Lyon
12. Forward directions for age-related hearing loss and dementia: An ear to the future
Helen E. Nuttall, Kate Slade and Christopher J. Plack
