{"id":1048,"date":"2021-06-04T18:34:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T18:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronshearingcare.com\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2021-06-04T18:34:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T18:34:14","slug":"the-link-between-hearing-loss-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaronshearingcare.com\/the-link-between-hearing-loss-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Link Between Hearing Loss & Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hearing loss affects approximately one in three adults ages 65 to 74 and one in two adults ages 75 and up. Because hearing loss and dementia are closely linked<\/a>, this is concerning for older populations, who are at elevated risk of developing both conditions. We explore more about this link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies Linking Hearing Loss & Dementia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Two studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have established a close link between hearing loss and dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 2011 study<\/a> conducted in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging found that seniors with hearing loss<\/a> are significantly more likely to develop dementia compared to peers with normal hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers examined data collected by the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging, tracking information from 639 people whose hearing was tested first between 1990 and 1994, then every one to two years after until 2008. At the start of the study, none had dementia, and by the end, 58 had developed the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results showed that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n