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This study aimed to simultaneously compare cognitive performance across key domains among hearing aid, cochlear implant and bimodal device users.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional data were collected and analyzed as part of the Hearing Impairment in Adults: A Longitudinal Outcomes Study, during 2022\u201324. Adults aged \u226540 years old using hearing aids, cochlear implants, or bimodal hearing devices were recruited. Of 1054 approached, 617 participants had complete data: 387, 127, and 103 hearing aid, cochlear implant and bimodal device users, respectively. Cognitive function was assessed using the Cogstate Brief Battery among the different device user groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In the overall population, no significant differences were observed in Cogstate Brief Battery scores between device users. Age-stratified analyses (&amp;lt;70 and \u226570 years) was conducted, and cochlear implant compared to hearing aid users aged &amp;lt;70 had better reaction times in the following test \u2013 Detection (psychomotor function): 2.54 versus 2.58 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02). In participants aged \u226570, cochlear implant users compared to hearing aid users showed poorer visual attention or higher mean Identification test scores: 2.83 versus 2.78 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that hearing device type is not uniformly associated with cognitive performance, but rather that age and cognitive domain critically shape observed differences. This underscores the importance of more targeted cognitive monitoring in adults with hearing loss.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnagi.2026.1887207","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,5]],"date-time":"2026-08-05T05:39:02Z","timestamp":1785908342000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Hearing technology and the brain: cognitive function in different hearing device users"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Bamini","family":"Gopinath","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Turner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"George","family":"Burlutsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shermin","family":"Lim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"College of Education, Psychology & Social Work, Flinders University","place":["Adelaide, SA, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alicia","family":"Zou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ghazal","family":"Shineh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kerry","family":"Sherman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kompal","family":"Sinha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie Business School, Department of Economics, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Health at Work Research Center, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diana","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Macquarie University Hearing Research Centre, Macquarie University","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"262","DOI":"10.14283\/jpad.2021.68","article-title":"Unsupervised performance of the CogState brief battery in the brain health registry: Implications for detecting cognitive decline.","volume":"9","author":"Banh","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. 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