Elderly hearing loss increases the risk of dementia

You may need to look after older parents because a recent study warned that hearing loss in old age could be a risk for cognitive impairment, memory loss and decline. wisdom.

Before age, age-related hearing loss is very common.

On that basis, researchers want to find a link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline and dementia.

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Understanding the possible link between hearing loss and cognitive impairment can help find strategies to prevent cognitive decline and dementia with hearing aid use.

The group conducted research on 20,264 participants in 36 special studies, conducted by research authors David G. Loughrey, BA (Hons), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and co-authors.

The results indicate that there is a small association between age-related hearing loss and an increased risk of cognitive impairment (such as executive function, processing speed), cognitive impairment and dementia. .

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Marvin Fry

Update 24 May 2019

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