Associations between hearing, subjective memory complaints, and dementia risk factors among audiology clients

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the relationships between hearing abilities, subjective memory complaints, and dementia risk factors in clients of audiology clinics.
• Assessment of hearing capabilities in audiology clients
• Collection of subjective memory complaint data
• Analysis of dementia risk factors in the cohort
• Clients show varying degrees of hearing loss linked to higher memory complaints
• Increased dementia risk factors correlated with poorer hearing health
• Holistic approaches in hearing healthcare may improve cognitive health outcomes