Richard K Gurgel1, Kevin Duff2, Norman L Foster2, Kaitlynn A Urano1, Alvin deTorres3. 1. Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 2. Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 3. The Ear, Nose, Throat and Plastic Surgery Associates, Winter Park, Florida, U.S.A.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesize that treating hearing loss through cochlear implantation in older adults will improve cognitive function. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, interventional study. METHODS: Thirty-seven participants aged 65 years and older who met criteria for cochlear implantation were enrolled. Subjects underwent preoperative cognitive testing with a novel arrangement of standard neuropsychological tests, including tests of general cognition and mood (Mini-Mental Status Exam [MMSE]), tests of verbally based stimuli and responses (Digit Span, Stroop, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised [HVLT-R], Hayling Sentence Completion), and comparable visually based tests (Spatial Span, d2 Test of Attention, Brief Visuospatial Memory Test [BVMT], Trails A and B). Testing was repeated 12 months postoperatively. RESULTS: One year postoperatively, subjects showed a statistically significant improvement in hearing and on the following tests of cognitive function: concentration performance of the d2 Test of Attention, Hayling Sentence Completion Test, HVLT-R (total and delayed recall), Spatial Span (backward), and Stroop Color Word Test. A subgroup analysis was performed comparing 13 participants with preoperative cognitive impairment (MMSE ≤ 24) to 24 participants with normal cognition (MMSE ≥ 25). In this subgroup analysis, a greater magnitude of improvement was seen in those with impaired cognition, with statistically significant improvement in Digit Span (scaled score), Stroop Word (T-score), Stroop Color-Word (residual and T-score), HVLT-R, and Hayling (overall). All verbally based test scores improved, and 75% of the visually based test scores improved. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the cognitive benefits of cochlear implantation in older adults 1 year after surgery. For older adults with cognitive impairment prior to cochlear implantation, the cognitive benefits were even greater than in subjects with normal cognition. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3, nonrandomized controlled cohort Laryngoscope, 132:S1-S15, 2022.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesize that treating hearing loss through cochlear implantation in older adults will improve cognitive function. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, interventional study. METHODS: Thirty-seven participants aged 65 years and older who met criteria for cochlear implantation were enrolled. Subjects underwent preoperative cognitive testing with a novel arrangement of standard neuropsychological tests, including tests of general cognition and mood (Mini-Mental Status Exam [MMSE]), tests of verbally based stimuli and responses (Digit Span, Stroop, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised [HVLT-R], Hayling Sentence Completion), and comparable visually based tests (Spatial Span, d2 Test of Attention, Brief Visuospatial Memory Test [BVMT], Trails A and B). Testing was repeated 12 months postoperatively. RESULTS: One year postoperatively, subjects showed a statistically significant improvement in hearing and on the following tests of cognitive function: concentration performance of the d2 Test of Attention, Hayling Sentence Completion Test, HVLT-R (total and delayed recall), Spatial Span (backward), and Stroop Color Word Test. A subgroup analysis was performed comparing 13 participants with preoperative cognitive impairment (MMSE ≤ 24) to 24 participants with normal cognition (MMSE ≥ 25). In this subgroup analysis, a greater magnitude of improvement was seen in those with impaired cognition, with statistically significant improvement in Digit Span (scaled score), Stroop Word (T-score), Stroop Color-Word (residual and T-score), HVLT-R, and Hayling (overall). All verbally based test scores improved, and 75% of the visually based test scores improved. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the cognitive benefits of cochlear implantation in older adults 1 year after surgery. For older adults with cognitive impairment prior to cochlear implantation, the cognitive benefits were even greater than in subjects with normal cognition. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3, nonrandomized controlled cohort Laryngoscope, 132:S1-S15, 2022.
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