Dementia Action Week: Hearing Aid Use Decreases Your Risk Of Dementia
Dementia Action Week aims to raise awareness of the disease and encourage people to ‘act on dementia’.
Did you know?
Using a hearing aid could decrease your risk of dementia and may help you live longer
While hearing loss is more common in people over 65, at least 4.4 million people with hearing loss are of working age.
Midlife hearing loss can cause cognitive decline, leading to dementia. Regular hearing tests and the use of hearing aids are vital in safeguarding your cognitive function and ensuring you stay connected to things you love.
However, using a hearing aid could protect you against dementia at any age. A Lancet study suggests that hearing aids could delay dementia by five years. A third of over-50’s who wore a hearing aid had not developed symptoms five years after they were diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.
Data indicates that the risk of an early death for somebody with hearing loss is reduced by 24 per cent if they regularly wear an aid compared with never using one. Scientists say that it is possible the devices have a protective effect and could help stave off death by boosting mental health and cognition.
Previous studies have shown that hearing loss increases the risk of an early death and the condition has also been linked to an increased risk of dementia. However, this study is the first time it has been shown that wearing a hearing aid helps reverse this risk and lowers the risk of death.
If you feel like you are experiencing hearing difficulties, take action now and book a hearing test appointment.
https://www.baaudiology.org/about/media-centre/facts-about-hearingloss-and-deafness/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/16/hearing-aids-could-delay-dementia-five-years-study-suggests/
https://www.oticon.co.uk/about/press/center/news-and-press/news/2022/good-hearing-could-decrease-risk-of-dementia
https://www.oticon.co.uk/about/press/center/news-and-press/news/2020/active-hearing-aid-use-could-protect-you-against-dementia
The latest developments in research to understand the link between hearing loss and dementia - RNID
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