A study found that older people who received hearing aids within three years of being diagnosed with hearing loss had lower rates of dementia, depression and even falls than those who did not get hearing aids.
WE WILL HEAR HIS WORDS RING OUT IN A SCHOOL GYM. WE WILL HAVE THAT AND MORE BEGINNING AT 5:00. >>> NOTICE LOVED ONES HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU? IT COULD INDICATE A BIGGER PROBLEM. DEMENTIA. WE EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION. >> HEARING LOSS IS SO FRUSTRATING BOTH FOR THE PERSON WHO CAN HEAR AND FOR THOSE TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THAT PERSON. A NEW STUDY OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SHOWS HEARING LOSS COULD BE A CLUE TO A BIGGER ISSUE AND HOW HEARING AIDES COULD HELP. THEY FOUND THAT OLDER PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED HEARING AIDES WITHIN 3 YEARS OF BEING DIAGNOSED OF HEARING LOSS HAD LOWER RATES OF DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION AND EVEN FALSE THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT GET HEARING AIDES. >> IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY DEFINITIVELY WHETHER USING HEARING IT'S CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF COGNITIVE DECLINE. BUT USING THEM CAN HELP IMPROVE HOW YOU UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO OTHER PEOPLE. >> SOME COMMON RED FLAGS THAT SOMEONE THEY HAVE A HEARING ISSUE, THE TV IS REALLY LOUD. THEY FREQUENTLY ASK PEOPLE TO REPEAT THEMSELVES, OR THEY MISS PARTS OF PHONE CONVERSATIONS. IT COULD ALSO BE IMPACTED BY AN INFECTION, EAR WAX BUILDUP OR A DAMAGED EARDRUM. IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO GET CHECKED OUT AS SOON AS YOU NOTICE ANY OF THOSE WARNING SIGNS.