{"id":1108,"date":"2021-10-22T00:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T00:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronshearingcare.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2021-10-22T00:10:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T00:10:10","slug":"hearing-aids-can-help-your-mental-and-cognitive-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaronshearingcare.com\/hearing-aids-can-help-your-mental-and-cognitive-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Aids Can Help Your Mental and Cognitive Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hearing aids<\/a> can do more than improve your hearing ability. Research has shown they can also help prevent or delay the onset of cognitive and mental health issues like dementia, depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Connection Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive and Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Researchers at the University of Michigan examined the association between hearing aids and dementia, anxiety or depression. They looked at data from 114,862 adults aged 66 years and older who had been diagnosed with hearing loss within the last three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data showed<\/a> that participants who used hearing aids had a lower risk of dementia, depression or anxiety within three years of first being diagnosed with hearing loss. Specifically, those who used hearing aids had:<\/p>\n\n\n\n