Hearing loss and cognitive function

Are you at least 40 years old, and have normal hearing? This study is looking into the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive function in adults.

What's involved?

Participants will complete:

A 15-min hearing screening to check for normal hearing
Some puzzle-like tasks
A few questions to obtain demographic information such as age and gender

We will be assessing aspects of cognitive function including working memory, attention, encoding, auditory processing, verbal comprehension and mental manipulation.

This study will take place at the University of Auckland Grafton Campus. Testing will take up to two hours (including rest breaks) in a one-off session. Participants will receive $10 petrol or supermarket voucher for your participation.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to take part, you must:

Be at least 40 years old
Speak fluent English
Have normal hearing
Live in Auckland
Have no known cognitive difficulties

Contact

To take part in this study, please contact:

Connie Loi
Master of Audiology student
Email: cloi408@aucklanduni.ac.nz

Approved by the Auckland Health Research Ethics Committee on 14/10/2021 for three years. Reference number AH22816.