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Why We Incorporate Cognitive Screenings

as Part of Our Audiological Evaluations

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Strong Interrelationship Between Hearing and Cognition

Illustration symbolizing brain health assessment using Cognivue
  • Increasing evidence has linked age-related hearing loss to more rapid progression of cognitive decline and incidental dementia.1
  • Long-term hearing deprivation of auditory inputs can impact cognitive performance by decreasing the quality of communication leading to social isolation and depression and facilitate dementia.2
  • Limited cognitive skills from aging may reduce the cognitive resources available for understanding speech, especially in background noise.3

Three Fundamental Processes Needed to Hear Well and Understand Speech

Diagram illustrating the connection between auditory systems and cognitive processing

Efferent Top-Down Processing Critical to Speech Perception4

Diagram showing the relationship between cognition, hearing, and neural processing

How We Conduct Cognitive Screenings

Cognivue Thrive Device

Cognivue® Thrive Device

  • Based on FDA-cleared technology used by neurologists and other physicians to test for cognitive function
  • 5-minute self-administered computerized screening
  • Proven superior test-retest reliability
  • Evaluates three cognitive domains: memory, visuospatial, and executive function
  • Measures two speed performance parameters: reaction time and speed processing

Adaptive Psychophysics That Adjusts to Motor and Visual Abilities

Motor Skill

Motor Skill

Visual Acuity​

Visual Acuity

Word Memory

Word Memory

Shape Memory​

Shape Memory

Word Perception​

Word Perception

Shape Perception​

Shape Perception

Cognivue assessment report displaying cognitive domain scores and benchmarks

Cognivue® Thrive Outcomes Report

  • Provides brain health score for each domain and performance parameter
  • Utilizes segmented linear graphic to visually reinforce scores are fluid
  • Informs on patient’s ability with examples of impact on daily activity

We are available to answer any questions and invite you to visit our office to experience first-hand our cognitive screening capabilities.

Cognivue Thrive Is an Adjunct Tool, Not a Stand-Alone Diagnosis

  1. Fortunato S, Forli F, Guglielmi V, et al. A review of new insights on the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in ageing. Ipoacusia e declino cognitivo: revisione della letteratura. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2016;36(3):155-166.
  2. Lin FR, Yaffe K, Xia J, et al. Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(4):293-299.
  3. Loughrey DG, Kelly ME, Kelley GA, Brennan S, Lawlor BA. Association of Age-Related Hearing Loss With Cognitive Function, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [published correction appears in JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Feb 1;144(2):176]. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;144(2):115-126.
  4. Rönnberg J, Lunner T, Zekveld A, et al. The Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) model: theoretical, empirical, and clinical advances. Front Syst Neurosci. 2013;7:31. Published 2013 Jul 13. doi:10.3389/fnsys.2013.00031
Cogniwell Program​

Cogniwell Program

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