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Orem audiologist addresses correlation between hearing loss and dementia
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 Neurology last year, found that hearing-aid wearers younger than 70 reduce their dementia risk by 61% over a 20-year period. The original study involved 2,953 participants from the Framingham Heart Study, and 20% of participants developed some level of dementia after a two-decade follow up. Brenda Devereaux, an audiologist at House of Hearing in Orem, said the risk factors for dementia are ...
