More Evidence Ties Hearing Loss to Increased Dementia Risk

More Evidence Ties Hearing Loss to Increased Dementia Risk

July 23, 2021

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A large population-based study provides further evidence that hearing loss is a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia.

The new study moves the field forward in that it used a measure of hearing impairment to assess an individual's ability to hear speech in the presence of background noise. Results of the study were similar to those of previous research linking hearing impairment that used more traditional methods to assess hearing

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