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  • Examination of rehabilitation strategies, including hearing aids and cochlear implants, for cognitive impairment.

    • Main Results:

    • Hearing and vision offer significant therapeutic and diagnostic potential.
    • Restoring hearing reduces cognitive load, aiding speech comprehension in older adults.
    • Sensory interfaces can aid early diagnosis and noninvasive monitoring of neurodegenerative conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Hearing rehabilitation, using devices like hearing aids and cochlear implants, is a promising approach to combat cognitive decline.
    • Sensory restoration may improve cognitive status in impaired adults, potentially reducing dementia incidence.
    • Sensory interfaces are valuable tools for early diagnosis and assessing rehabilitation outcomes in neurological disorders.