Document Type

Capstone Project

Publication Date

Fall 10-12-2018

First Advisor

Scott Seeman

Keywords

Hearing loss, cognition, social auditory lifestyle

Disciplines

Speech Pathology and Audiology

Abstract

Hearing loss is a common medical condition associated with the elderly. Its impact on general cognitive health has been extensively studied, along with its association with social auditory lifestyle. Hearing loss has been associated with a decline in both aspects (Lin, 2011a; Wu and Bentler, 2012), however, studies involving all three of these factors have yet to be performed. Further research is needed to encompass how these three facets, when combined, affect the elderly population. A literature review of 21 articles was conducted in order to reveal how hearing loss is associated with general cognitive health and social auditory lifestyle.

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