Copenhagen: A study suggests that hearing aid use may delay the onset and progression of dementia.
Researchers from Denmark examined 573,888 people aged 50 and over between January 2003 and December 2017.
Hearing loss emerged as a risk factor for dementia in the study, the researchers said. In the study, the team found that hearing loss was associated with a 7 percent increased risk of developing dementia.
However, people who were hard of hearing and did not use a hearing aid had a 20 percent higher risk of developing the disease, compared to a 6 percent increase in those who wore a hearing aid.
Although the quantitative relevance of these findings is still unclear, the findings suggest that treating hearing loss with a hearing aid is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, the researchers said.
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