August 15, 2025Brain SciencesOpen Access

Tinnitus and Cognition in the Elderly: Unraveling the Impact of Symptom Burden on Cognitive Decline

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SASarah AlshehriPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University AHAbdulaziz Abdulrahman S. Al HatemKing Khalid University

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals links between tinnitus severity and cognitive impairment in older adults, suggesting urgent needs for cognitive screening.

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Tinnitus presence and severity are significantly linked to cognitive impairment in older adults, suggesting serious health implications for this population.
Participants with tinnitus had Mini-Cog scores averaging 2.87, significantly lower than 3.52 in non-tinnitus individuals, indicating cognitive deficits associated with tinnitus.
A cross-sectional study assessed cognitive function in 240 older adults, uncovering notable correlations with tinnitus characteristics.
These findings highlight the urgency for cognitive screening and integrated approaches to manage tinnitus and its potential cognitive effects.

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Alshehri et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5095ad7bf08b1ead8339 https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15080869

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals links between tinnitus severity and cognitive impairment in older adults, suggesting urgent needs for cognitive screening.

Tinnitus and Cognition in the Elderly: Unraveling the Impact of Symptom Burden on Cognitive Decline

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Tinnitus and Cognition in the Elderly: Unraveling the Impact of Symptom Burden on Cognitive Decline

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