Is there an association between hearing aid use and risk of dementia? TheLancetPH Sydney_Uni UniMelb LSHTM hearingaids dementia association brain health neurodegenerative disease research
By Bhavana KunkalikarApr 19 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in The Lancet Public Health Journal, the researchers examined the correlation between the use of hearing aids and the risk of developing dementia.
About a study In the present study, researchers investigated the link between hearing aid usage and the likelihood of developing cause-specific and all-cause dementia. Starting in 2009, UK Biobank participants were surveyed about their use of hearing aids. Deaf participants were categorized as part of the group including individuals with hearing loss who did not use hearing aids, without being questioned about their use of hearing aids.
Hearing loss was more prevalent in men than women and increased with age. Individuals who suffer from obesity, loneliness, depressed mood, and cardiovascular disease are more likely to experience hearing loss and use hearing aids. The study found that mediators played a role in the relationship between dementia and hearing aid usage. Specifically, 1.52% of the association was attributed to improved social isolation, 2.28% to improved loneliness, and 7.14% to improved depressed mood.
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