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Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted across PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases from their inception to 22 June 2025 to identify eligible randomized clinical trials or cohort studies that used designated cognitive scales or cognitive test measures. Two separate meta-analyses were conducted: one using uncontrolled pre\u2013post comparisons and another restricted to studies that included concurrent untreated control groups. Results: A total of 22 studies were identified, comprising 9 focused on hearing aid use and 13 on cochlear implantation. Ultimately, 19 studies were included in the quantitative analysis: 7 on hearing aid use and 12 on cochlear implantation. The pooled analysis of hearing intervention across 17 studies involving 1562 patients indicated a 4% improvement in cognitive test scores post-intervention compared with pre-intervention (ratio of means: 1.04; 95% CI: 1.03\u20131.05; p &lt; 0.001). However, in the 4 controlled studies that included an untreated comparator group (815 intervention, 7450 control participants), hearing intervention did not confer a statistically significant cognitive benefit over no intervention (SMD = 0.03; 95% CI: \u22120.04 to 0.09; p = 0.369). Conclusions: Current controlled evidence does not support the claim that hearing interventions preserve or enhance cognitive function in older adults with presbycusis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/audiolres16030067","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]],"date-time":"2026-04-30T10:47:28Z","timestamp":1777546048000},"page":"67","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of Hearing Intervention on Cognitive Function in Patients with Presbycusis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9937-718X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuxuan","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Luofei","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jia","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Beibei","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"S1","article-title":"Clinical Practice Guideline: Age-Related Hearing Loss","volume":"170","author":"Bush","year":"2024","journal-title":"Otolaryngol. 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