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Study findings show that moderate-to-severe hearing loss is associated with a higher prevalence of dementia among US older adults.

Moderate-to-severe hearing loss is associated with a higher prevalence of dementia among U.S. older adults.

Older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower among hearing aid users compared to non-users, according to researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new national study shows dementia prevalence is 61% higher among older individuals with moderate to severe hearing loss. But hearing aid use was associated with a 32% decrease in dementia risk.

Older adults with more severe hearing loss are more likely to suffer from dementia, but the likelihood of developing dementia was lower for those who use hearing aids.

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower among hearing aid users compared to non-users.

​The World Health Organization estimates that 430 million people in the world have moderate or worse hearing loss and 1153 million have mild hearing loss. 80% live in low- and middle-income countries [1]. It is also a significant problem amongst disadvantaged groups in high-income countries. Hearing loss is the third largest cause of Years Lived with Disability (YLD) in the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study [2].

Cheaper, over-the-counter hearing aids have hit the market, for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Hearing aids have hit the market without a prescription and some are selling for as low as $199, instead of thousands of dollars.

Consumers can now buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 2017 federal law finally takes effect.