This week, host Andy Bellavia is joined by two researchers from the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Nicholas Reed, AuD, and Kening Jiang, MHS, discuss their research into the complex relationships between hearing loss, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive decline.

Kening Jiang discusses her study on the connection between hearing loss and self-reported fatigue, exploring future research possibilities including the impact of addressing hearing loss on fatigue. The pair emphasize the need to understand individual factors and interactions contributing to cognitive health in the complex relationship between hearing loss and fatigue.

References:

* Sleep Characteristics and Hearing Loss in Older Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2006 https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/77/3/632/6327644)

*Associations of sleep characteristics in late midlife with late-life hearing loss in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities-Sleep Heart Health Study (ARIC-SHHS) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S235272182300133X)

* Hearing Loss and Fatigue in Middle-Aged and Older Adults https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/article-abstract/2806828)

More information about the research taking place at the Cochlear Center can be found here: https://jhucochlearcenter.org/

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