Hearing Aids, Could Help Prevent Dementia, Study Suggests.<br />Scientists have warned that hearing loss may increase a person's risk of developing dementia.<br />'Newsweek' reports that new research suggests that <br />hearing aids may be able to prevent or delay <br />the onset and progression of cognitive decline. .<br />According to data from the Centers for Disease <br />Control and Prevention in 2014, over 5 million people <br />in the U.S. over the age of 65 live with dementia.<br />After numerous studies found a link between hearing loss <br />and cognitive decline, many began to speculate that <br />hearing impairment could be a risk factor for dementia.<br />The authors found that people <br />with hearing loss who did not <br />use hearing aids had a 20 percent <br />higher risk of dementia than <br />those with normal hearing, Tom Dening, professor of dementia research <br />at the University of Nottingham, via 'Newsweek'.<br />People who used hearing aids <br />for their hearing loss did not <br />have such a high risk (6%, which <br />was only just significantly above <br />the risk for normal hearing), Tom Dening, professor of dementia research <br />at the University of Nottingham, via 'Newsweek'.<br />People who used hearing aids <br />for their hearing loss did not <br />have such a high risk (6%, which <br />was only just significantly above <br />the risk for normal hearing), Tom Dening, professor of dementia research <br />at the University of Nottingham, via 'Newsweek'.<br />This suggests that <br />hearing aid use may help <br />to protect against dementia, Tom Dening, professor of dementia research <br />at the University of Nottingham, via 'Newsweek'.<br />The team from the University of <br />Southern Denmark published their findings <br />in the journal 'JAMA Otolaryngology.'.<br />'Newsweek' reports that other experts have warned <br />that the findings, while promising, do not confirm that <br />hearing aids are a definite way of preventing dementia. .<br />Studies of this kind should <br />be interpreted with care, Jason Warren, professor of neurology at <br />University College London, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Studies of this kind should <br />be interpreted with care, Jason Warren, professor of neurology at <br />University College London, via 'Newsweek'
