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  • Gerontology
  • Psychiatry

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  • Hearing impairment is a growing public health concern.
  • Depression is a significant mental health issue with multifactorial causes.
  • The relationship between hearing function and mental well-being requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between self-rated and measured functional hearing and depression.
  • To investigate the influence of age, gender, hearing-aid use, physical health, and social engagement on this relationship.
  • To identify factors that may confound or mitigate the hearing-depression link.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized cross-sectional data from over 100,000 UK Biobank participants (aged 39-70).
  • Employed multi-regression analyses to assess subjective and behavioral measures of functional hearing against depressive episodes and symptoms.
  • Controlled for demographic factors (age, gender) and other health variables.

Main Results:

  • Poor functional hearing, regardless of measurement, significantly correlates with increased depressive episodes and symptoms (p < 0.001).
  • Associations were more pronounced for subjective hearing reports, depressive symptoms, and younger participants (40-49 years old).
  • Hearing-aid use did not mitigate the association; other physical health problems partially confounded the results.

Conclusions:

  • A significant association exists between functional hearing and depression, particularly for milder forms and in younger individuals.
  • Hearing-aid usage does not appear to alleviate depression associated with hearing loss.
  • The relationship is partially confounded by co-existing physical health conditions, highlighting the need for holistic patient assessment.