Hearing Rehabilitative Treatment for Older Adults With Comorbid Hearing Loss and Depression: Effects on Depressive Symptoms and Executive Function

•What is the primary question addressed by this study?This pilot study aimed to examine the neural effects of hearing loss and the impact of hearing aids on neuropsychiatric outcomes among older adults with comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD) and age-related hearing loss.•What is the main finding of this study?At baseline, hearing loss was associated with significant cortical thinning and lower integrity of white matter tracts in brain regions responsible for executive functioning and speech processing. Hearing aid treatment over the 12-week study was effective at reducing hearing loss-related disability, but no effect on depression was observed. There was a suggested signal of effect for hearing aids on immediate memory and response inhibition, both constituent executive functions.•What is the meaning of the finding?Hearing loss can have significant neural and psychiatric consequences in older adults, and larger studies may evaluate whether hearing aids may improve cognitive and depressive symptoms in older adults with MDD.