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