Hearing Loss May be an Early Sign of Dementia, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Study
MedPageToday -- Hearing loss appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, researchers reported. In a prospective analysis of more than 600 people free of cognitive decline, the risk of all-cause dementia rose 27% for every 10-decibel loss of hearing at the start of the almost 12-year study, according to Frank Lin, MD, PhD, of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and colleagues.