Hearing Loss Can Impact Your Cognitive Health

The Audiologist is your
partner in cognitive health.

The Audiologist is
your partner in
cognitive health.

The Relationship between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline

The slow onset of hearing loss can have significant impact on several key brain functions, including the memory, hearing, speech and language portions of cognition.

When an audiologist effectively manages a patient's hearing loss, they also help to reduce social withdrawal and isolation. Some of the benefits of hearing loss management are improved communication, less cognitive effort, less fatigue at the end of the day and an overall better quality of life for the patient.

Research suggests that hearing impairment is a risk factor for cognitive decline. In fact, according to a landmark Lancet report, hearing impairment is the #1 most modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline.

Major Health Organizations
Urge Early
Detection

Major Health
Organizations Urge
Early Detection

American Academy of Neurology

MCI is clinically important, but often not recognized. Cognitive impairment is a dominant comorbidity influencing not only what care is recommended for that problem, but also how care for all other illnesses should be provided.

WHO Guidelines 2019

Promote cognitive health through early diagnosis & management of risk factors

risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia who guidelines

ADA Clinical Practice Recommendations 2019

Poor glycemic control is associated with a decline in cognitive function. Early cognitive function evaluation leads to improved quality of care.

Alzheimer’s Association

Early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other dementias helps those with the disease achieve better quality care by identifying cognitive impairment as early as possible.

CDC Healthy Brain Initiative 2018-2023

Opportunities for maintaining optimal cognitive health are growing as we gain a better understanding of cognitive decline risk factors. The public health community should embrace cognitive health as a priority and invest in its promotion.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Cognivue Thrive™ Screening

The Cognivue Thrive screening process takes only 5-10 minutes and immediately reveals your cognitive performance results.

This is not a diagnostic tool and does not screen for Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Rather, it is the perfect tool for your Audiologist to measure your cognitive performance as it relates to your hearing loss.

5-10 minutues to complete
Easy to take
Not an IQ test
Adjusts to your unique visual and motor skill abilities
Provides your Audiologist with important information to better attend to your hearing needs