Untreated Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Cognition: Correlational Outcomes 2025
Douglas L. Beck, AuDhearingtracker.com
Untreated Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Cognition: Correlational Outcomes 2025
Hearing Aids Slow Cognitive Decline in People at High Risk
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
However, when the analysis focused on people from the heart-health study, who had a higher risk of dementia, the benefit of the hearing aids was substantial. Those who received hearing aids had an almost 50% reduction in the rate of cognitive decline comp... See more
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
However, when the analysis focused on people from the heart-health study, who had a higher risk of dementia, the benefit of the hearing aids was substantial. Those who received hearing aids had an almost 50% reduction in the rate of cognitive decline comp... See more
Daily Review | Readwise
Nursing Homes and Hearing Aids: What You Need to Know
Healthy Hearing
The fact that the symptoms of cognitive impairment can be greatly exacerbated by hearing loss means that the hearing needs of these patients should receive close attention, with regular hearing screenings and hearing aid use and maintenance treated as a priority.
Healthy Hearing
The fact that the symptoms of cognitive impairment can be greatly exacerbated by hearing loss means that the hearing needs of these patients should receive close attention, with regular hearing screenings and hearing aid use and maintenance treated as a priority.
Daily Review | Readwise
Studies have shown that, among people who lose their hearing as adults, the more severe the hearing loss, the greater the risk for memory loss, depression, and anxiety.34
Marc Milstein • The Age-Proof Brain
Another somewhat surprising risk factor that has emerged is hearing loss. Studies have found that hearing loss is clearly associated with Alzheimer’s disease, but it’s not a direct symptom. Rather, it seems hearing loss may be causally linked to cognitive decline, because folks with hearing loss tend to pull back and withdraw from interactions with
... See morePeter Attia MD • Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Hearing loss is independently associated with accelerated cognitive decline and incident cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults. Further studies are needed to investigate what the mechanistic basis of this association is and whether hearing rehabilitative interventions could affect cognitive decline.