Hearing Aids May Reduce The Rate Of Cognitive Decline For Older Adults

Among older adults at risk for cognitive decline, use of a hearing aid for three years reduced their cognitive decline by 48%, according to a recent study. The study found that, overall, hearing intervention might reduce cognitive change over three years in populations of older adults at increased risk for cognitive decline. This decrease did not apply to populations at decreased risk for cognitive decline.

The impact of hearing intervention on cognitive decline was tested against a health education control in a large-scale, randomized, controlled trial that involved nearly 1,000 people between age 70 and 84 over three . . .