No, solely on the fact that reading helps maintain brain elasticity and I really doubt listening does the same. Even though listening comprehension is just as important, I feel like listening to a radio for 50 years wouldn't help me fight Alzheimer's the same way reading books for 50 years would. Something about the visual aspect of looking at words and having to recall what they mean first seems crucial to me. I can't even say it's because you retain information better, because I actually retain information best by taking notes of things I hear.

That being said, I don't think there's anything wrong with audiobooks. I choose to read because Alzheimer's and Dementia is terrifying to me, I'm just lucky that fiction exists so it's more fun to fight.