Many people ignore symptoms of hearing loss, but left untreated, it can increase both mental strain and dementia risk.

SENSE Cog pilot shows sensory intervention is feasible in dementia care, improving uptake of glasses and hearing aids in long ...

As people grow older, hearing loss becomes increasingly common. Many seniors notice that conversations are harder to follow, especially in noisy places, or that television volume needs to be turned up ...

Many folks assume hearing loss is just an inevitable (and annoying) part of getting older, but new research suggests it could be far more serious. Findings taken from the Framingham Heart Study found ...

Hearing loss can be a sign of cognitive decline, and researchers are getting much closer to understanding what links these two processes so closely.

Researchers identify the Functional-Structural Ratio (FSR) as the biological link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline, offering a potential new biomarker for dementia risk.

A recent study found a high correlation between wearing hearing aids and reducing dementia risks, and a local audiologist says she’s seen the connection in her own work. The study, published in JAMA ...

It's been known for a while that there's a connection between hearing loss and thinking problems. But new research suggests that hearing loss might play an even bigger role in dementia than we thought ...

Even mild hearing loss predicted accelerated brain changes and increased dementia risk, with the strongest effects seen in genetically vulnerable adults. Study: Hearing Loss, Brain Structure, ...

High blood sugar, hearing loss and low education are the most prevalent risk factors for dementia in the United States, according to a new report from the Dementia Risk Reduction Project — a multiyear ...

Dementia is an umbrella term to describe cognitive (thinking) problems that are severe enough to affect everyday life. There ...