MedPage Today (2/16, George) reports, “Cognitive functioning improved 12 months after cochlear implantation for older adults with severe hearing loss and poor cognition, datafrom a single-center study showed.” Among the “21 cochlear implant candidates whose preoperative scores indicated mild cognitive impairment, overall cognitive scores improved 12 months after cochlear implant activation from a median percentile of 5 to 12…reported” researchers in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. The article adds, “Speech recognition in noise improved, which was tied to a rise in cognitive abilities.”
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