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The Association Between Early Age-Related Hearing Loss and Brain β-Amyloid
Justin S Golub, Rahul K Sharma, Brady Q Rippon, Adam M Brickman, José A Luchsinger. The Laryngoscope, 2020-07-09
Topic: Brain imaging, connectivity and assessment
The mean age ± standard deviation was 64.6 ± 3.5 years. In multivariable regression, adjusting for demographics, education, cardiovascular disease, and hearing aid use, whole brain β-amyloid SUVR increased by 0.029 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.003-0.056) for every 10 dB increase in pure-tone average (P = .030). Similarly, whole brain β-amyloid SUVR increased by 0.061 (95% CI: 0.009-0.112) for every 10% increase in word recognition score (P = .012). Worsening hearing was associated with higher β-amyloid burden, a pathologic hallmark of AD, measured in vivo with PET scans. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3 Laryngoscope, 131:633-638, 2021.
Key findings
- The mean age ± standard deviation was 64.6 ± 3.5 years.
- In multivariable regression, adjusting for demographics, education, cardiovascular disease, and hearing aid use, whole brain β-amyloid SUVR increased by 0.029 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.003-0.056) for every 10 dB increase in pure-tone average (P = .030).
- Similarly, whole brain β-amyloid SUVR increased by 0.061 (95% CI: 0.009-0.112) for every 10% increase in word recognition score (P = .012).
- Worsening hearing was associated with higher β-amyloid burden, a pathologic hallmark of AD, measured in vivo with PET scans.
- LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3 Laryngoscope, 131:633-638, 2021.
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Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Participants98
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 64/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 36 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 64 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The Laryngoscope) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2021 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 98 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32644260) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 36 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 36 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 64 out of 100. |
| Total | 64 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Golub, J. S., Sharma, R. K., Rippon, B. Q., Brickman, A. M., & Luchsinger, J. A. (2021). The Association Between Early Age-Related Hearing Loss and Brain β-Amyloid. The Laryngoscope. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.28859
Vancouver
Golub JS, Sharma RK, Rippon BQ, Brickman AM, Luchsinger JA. The Association Between Early Age-Related Hearing Loss and Brain β-Amyloid. The Laryngoscope. 2021. doi:10.1002/lary.28859. PMID: 32644260.
BibTeX
@article{golub2021-32644260,
author = {Golub, Justin S and Sharma, Rahul K and Rippon, Brady Q and Brickman, Adam M and Luchsinger, José A},
title = {{The Association Between Early Age-Related Hearing Loss and Brain β-Amyloid}},
journal = {The Laryngoscope},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.1002/lary.28859},
pmid = {32644260},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.28859}
}
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