Experts explain the importance of treating hearing loss earlier rather than later.
, suggested hearing loss may be associated with around 8% of dementia cases. Now, new research shows that using hearing aids could lessen the risk of dementia.looked at data from 437,704 people who were part of the UK Biobank database. The average age of study participants at the beginning of the study was 56 years old, and the average follow-up time was 12 years.
Researchers found that compared to participants with normal hearing, people with hearing loss that did not use hearing aids had a 42% higher risk of all-cause dementia, while no increased risk was found in people with hearing loss who used hearing aids. This was similar to that of people without hearing loss. These associations were observed in both all-cause dementia and cause-specific, vascular dementia, and non-Alzheimer’s disease non-vascular dementia.
, director of the Division of Neuromuscular Medicine at Michigan State University. “Poor hearing can hurt all three.”Hearing loss affects our overall health in a number of ways, says Lewis. “If you don’t treat hearing loss, you are at greater risk for falls, cognitive decline, higher rates of depression, and social isolation.” Wearing hearing aids improves healthy aging, she adds.
Cochlear implants are also underutilized despite the fact that they outperform hearing aids, says Lewis. “It’s a step further than hearing aids, but we know that implants help prevent cognitive decline as well, especially for patients with moderate to severe hearing loss.”It’s a sign of healthy aging to wear hearing aids, says Lewis.
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