Can Hearing Aids Delay Dementia?
A growing body of research suggests a connection between aging-induced hearing loss and Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Studies clearly show the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, beginning at a mild level of hearing impairment.
In 2017, a commission convened by the medical journal The Lancet reviewed all published scientific literature to investigate all possible risk factors for dementia in order to prevent the onset of symptoms. Surprisingly, hearing loss was the single largest risk factor, statistically accounting for 9% of diagnoses.
While the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline is still unclear, an increasing number of studies are showing the impact of hearing aid use on delaying dementia.
A study in the UK showed that the use of hearing aids could delay dementia by up to 5 years in people with hearing loss.
The researchers studied 2,114 patients over the age of 50, with no degree of hearing loss. The findings showed that a third of the patients who wore hearing aids had not developed dementia five years after being diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.
Another study carried out by University of Michigan researchers analyzing data from nearly 115,000 people with hearing loss aged over 66, showed that those wearing hearing aids were less prone to dementia, depression and falls.
There is a clear link between hearing aid use and delayed cognitive decline.
If your elderly family members are suffering from hearing loss - no matter how mild - we offer a wide variety of hearing aids suitable for their needs.
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