Cognitive Disorders In Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss, At The Ent Department Of The "Village Bondeko" Center, In Kinshasa

• Published in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 2025-01, Vol.21, p.37-52
• Main Authors: Masamba, Grace Réjane, Sokolo Gedikondele, Jerôme, Longo-Mbenza, Benjamin, Nganga Nkanga, Mireille Solange, Matanda Nzanza, Richard, Matonda-Ma-Nzuzi, Thierry, Ikanga, Jean, Nge Okwe, Augustin, Lema Mabwaka, Gabriel, Mawalala Malengele, Héritier, Nangi Mampuya, Cédrick, Lumbu Malundama, Damien
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: cognition; kinshasa; Original Research; sensorineural hearing loss; village bondeko
• ISSN: 1176-6328; 1178-2021; 1178-2021
• DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S478277

Several data from the literature have focused on the relationship between congenital sensorineural hearing loss, as well as acquired hearing loss, and their impact on cognition and the risk of dementia. However, few studies have been conducted on this subject in countries where access to hearing rehabilitation measures is limited. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sensorineural hearing loss and cognitive disorders in a correlational approach. This is a cross-sectional and analytical study conducted in the ENT department of the Center for the Disabled (visual, auditory, and mental) "Village Bondeko", from June to September 2023, involving 150 adults (≥20 years) with acquired sensorineural hearing loss; without a history of neuropsychic disorders. Sensorineural hearing loss was confirmed by tonal threshold audiometry and characterized according to WHO criteria; cognitive disorders were defined according to the MoCA scale. In total, 150 adults, including 78 men and 72 women, were collected in the present study. The average age was 54.11 ± 20 years, with extremes ranging from 20 to 87 years. In univariate analysis, there was a significant association (p