US Preventative Services Task Force
Hearing Handicap Inventory
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 findings, from a nationally representative sample of more than 2,400 older adults, are consistent with prior studies showing that hearing loss might be a contributing factor to dementia risk over time, and that treating hearing loss may lower dementia risk.
Hearing Handicap Inventory
Lessons from Message Research on Hearing Loss Communications
WHO on deafness and hearing loss
Hearing Screening and Hearing Testing