Is Work-Related Hearing Loss Associated With Dementia? Evidence From a High-Risk Population.

Am J Ind Med · 2025 · PMC12512089 · PMID 41039914

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Cross‐sectional findings support an association between occupational hearing loss and dementia, whereas longitudinal estimates were directionally similar but did not reach statistical significance, consistent in direction with reports for age‐related hearing loss.

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Incorporation of HL as a continuous variable in the audiometry model found a significant trend with the risk of dementia, increasing ~11% for each additional 10 dB of hearing loss (OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.01–1.22).

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