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Hearing loss is a common sensory impairment in older people and may have profound functional implications by interfering with communication and leading to social isolation. Accordingly, simple hearing assessments (e.g. the whisper voice test⁴⁶) should be incorporated in the neurological examination and can help determine whether the individual needs a comprehensive evaluation (i.e. audiometry, tympanometry). Typically, age‐related hearing impairment is more marked at higher frequencies and characterized by a diminished ability to understand speech in noisy environments and localize sounds.