Vision and Hearing Tests
Routine vision and hearing tests are important, but they are often overlooked in preventative care. However, changes in hearing and vision can be early indicators of broader health and cognitive decline.
At Evolve, we offer two types of important and routine screenings:
Pure Tone Audiometry
Measures hearing sensitivity across frequencies.
Speech-In-Noise
Evaluates how well you understand speech in real-world environments.
Research
Research shows that both traditional hearing loss and poorer speech-in-noise performance (measured by the Pure Tone Audiometry Testing and Speech-In-Nose testing, respectively) are linked to faster cognitive decline in older adults¹.
Testing your vision and hearing can support the early identification and intervention for hearing and vision impairment.
1. Jiang K, Armstrong NM, Agrawal Y, Gross AL, Schrack JA, Lin FR, Ferrucci L, Resnick SM, Deal JA and Powell DS (2022) Associations of audiometric hearing and speech-in-noise performance with cognitive decline among older adults: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). Front. Neurol. 13:1029851. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1029851